Important Changes
The Interest Rate that will be applied to all unpaid income tax, unpaid estimated income tax and unpaid withholding tax will be:
- 2017 - 6% per annum
- 2016 - 5% per annum
Effective September 12, 2016 :
Employer’s return of tax withheld from employees:
Monthly filers : You are required to file monthly if during the previous calendar year the tax exceeded $2,399.00, OR if a total in any month of the preceding calendar quarter the tax exceeded $200.00. The payment due date is 15 days after the last day of the month. Post mark will determine filing date.
Quarterly filers: If you are not required to make semi-monthly or monthly payments. The due date is the last day of the month following the last day of each calendar quarter. Post mark will determine filing date.
Ohio Senate Bill 172 Sec 718.05 I.1:
(1) If any report, claim, statement, or other document required to be filed, or any payment required to be made, within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date under this chapter is delivered after that period or that date by United States mail to the tax administrator or other municipal official with which the report, claim, statement, or other document is required to be filed, or to which the payment is required to be made, the date of the postmark stamped on the cover in which the report, claim, statement, or other document, or payment is mailed shall be deemed to be the date of delivery or the date of payment. "The date of postmark" means, in the event there is more than one date on the cover, the earliest date imprinted on the cover by the postal service.
Effective January 1, 2016:
Employer’s return of tax withheld from employees:
Filing due dates and frequency of filing standards have been changed to be in compliance with recent changes enacted by the State of Ohio.
Semi-Monthly filers: You are required to file semi-monthly, if during the previous calendar year the tax exceeded $11,999.00, OR, if the total tax in any month of the preceding calendar year exceeded $1,000.00. The payment due date for the first 15 days is the 3rd banking day after the 15th, for the 16th through the end of the month, the payment day is the 3rd banking day after the last day of the month. Payments are to be made electronically.
Monthly filers: You are required to file monthly if during the previous calendar year the tax exceeded $2,399.00, OR if a total in any month of the preceding calendar quarter the tax exceeded $200.00. The payment due date is 15 days after the last day of the month. Post mark will determine filing date when applicable.
Quarterly filers: If you are not required to make semi-monthly or monthly payments. The due date is the lasy day of the month following the last day of each calendar quarter. Post mark will determine filing date when applicable.
Estimated tax payments:
Filing due dates and the threshold for having to make estimated payments, have changed to be in compliance with recent changes enacted by the State of Ohio.
The threshold for filing a declaration has been raised to $200.00. “… every taxpayer shall make a declaration of estimated taxes for the current taxable year, on the form prescribed by the tax administrator, if the amount payable as estimated taxes is at least two hundred dollars.”
The 4 due dates are, “the 18th day of the 4th month after the beginning of the tax year, the 15th day of the 6th month after the beginning of the tax year, the 15th day of the 9th month after the beginning of the tax year and lastly the 15th day of the 12th month after the beginning of the tax year.
TAXPAYERS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
“Taxpayers' rights and responsibilities” means the rights provided to taxpayers in sections 718.11 , 718.12 , 718.19, 718.23, 718.36, 718.37, 718.38, 5717.011 , and 5717.03 of the Ohio Revised Code and any corresponding ordinances of the Municipality, and the responsibilities of taxpayers to file, report, withhold, remit, and pay municipal income tax and otherwise comply with Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code and resolutions, ordinances, and rules adopted by a municipal corporation for the imposition and administration of a municipal income tax.
These rights and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
The municipal corporation shall maintain a Local Board of Tax Review to hear appeals of the taxpayer on assessments issued by the Tax Administrator. The Taxpayer or the Tax Administrator may appeal the Final Determination of the Local Board of Tax Review.
Civil actions to recover municipal income tax, penalties and interest have time limits.
Taxpayer has a prescribed manner in which to request a refund from the Tax Administrator.
Taxpayer has a required responsibility to timely and accurately file annual returns, reports, documents, and to timely remit all taxes due on such annual returns, reports, documents and filings.
At or before the commencement of an audit (where the tax administrator has ordered the appearance of the taxpayer), the Tax Administrator shall inform and provide the Taxpayer with certain information regarding the audit.
Taxpayer has a required responsibility to allow examination of their books, papers, records, and federal and state income tax returns by the tax administrator.
Taxpayer has certain recourse if aggrieved by an action or omission of the Tax Administrator, their employee or an employee of the municipal corporation.
Effective January 1, 2014 New tax rate of 2%
The Income Tax Division has staff available to assist you in completing your city income tax return. The Filing deadline for the City of Mansfield is April 15. Filing is mandatory for all residents . For residents with rental or wage income the tax rate is 2% with a credit of up to 1% for taxes paid to other cities. You may obtain forms by calling (419) 755-9711, or by downloading them from this website. You may send completed forms to the address listed below. A drop box is available on the 1st floor of the Municipal Building.
You Must File
- If you work in the city of Mansfield and Tax is not withheld by your employer.
- If you are a resident of the city and at least 18 years of age.
You Do Not Have to File
- If you are neither a resident of the city of Mansfield nor work in the city.
- If you are a non-resident of the City of Mansfield, but work in the city and taxes are withheld by your City of Mansfield employer.
- If you have not reached the age of 18 (eighteen) by December 31 of the tax Year.
Tax Ordinance Effective 1/1/2016 - click here
Amendment Effective 10/1/2016 - click here
Tax Ordinance 2015 and Prior - click here
Mansfield City Income Tax
PO Box 577
Mansfield, OH 44901
(Mansfield Municipal Building - 7th Floor)
Hours: 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Monday - Friday
Phone: 419-755-9711
Fax: 419-755-9751
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Related Links:
The Finder - Link to determine applicable City Income Tax based on residential address.
Welcome to our Income Tax Form Download area. Here you can download most of the needed forms, instructions and questionnaires needed to file your City of Mansfield Income Tax. All Documents are in PDF Format. If you do not have a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can access the free download by using the link below.
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Current Individual Tax Forms and Instructions |
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Individual Instructions |
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2016 Individual Return |
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Non-Resident Employee Refund Application |
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Individual Declaration of Estimated Taxes and Quarterly Payments |
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Request For Extension To File |
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Current Business Tax Forms and Instructions |
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Business Instructions |
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2016 Business Return |
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Business Declaration of Estimated Taxes |
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2017 Quarterly Withholding Form |
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2017 Monthly Withholding Form |
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2017 Semi-Monthly Withholding Form |
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2017 Withholding Instructions |
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2016 Quarterly Basis Employer W2 Reconciliation |
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2016 Monthly Basis Employer W2 Reconciliation |
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2016 Semi-Monthly Basis Employer W2 Reconciliation |
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2016 W2 Record Layout Instructions |
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Additional Forms |
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Individual Documents |
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Individual Questionnaire |
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Business Documents |
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Business Questionnaire |
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