On this page we are describing the sales taxes in the State of Ohio, we aim to educate you on the differences that occur throughout the state so you get a better understanding of it in regards to whether you may have:

  • Have taken a new job in the are
  • Applied for a new school
  • Opened a new bank account in the state of Ohio
  • People who may be unable to find their Social Security Card or have lost it.

What is the lowest and highest sales tax in Ohio?

In the map of Ohio that is pictured below there are a total of 88 countries that are within the state. You can go directly to the page and see which area has the highest and lowest sales tax in your county of choice.

Adams Allen Ashland Ashtabula Athens Auglaize Belmont Brown Butler Carroll Champaign Clark Clermont Clinton Columbiana Coshocton Crawford Cuyahoga Darke Defiance Delaware Erie Fairfield Fayette Franklin Fulton Gallia Geauga Greene Guernsey Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Highland Hocking Holmes Huron Jackson Jefferson Knox Lake Lawrence Licking Logan Lorain Lucas Madison Mahoning Marion Medina Meigs Mercer Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Morrow Muskingum Noble Ottawa Paulding Perry Pickaway Pike Portage Preble Putnam Richland Ross Sandusky Scioto Seneca Shelby Stark Summit Trumbull Tuscarawas Union Van Wert Vinton Warren Washington Wayne Williams Wood Wyandot
The state sales tax for businesses and so forth is a standard rate of 5.75% which allows the local government to be able to collect up to another 2.25% on top of this:

  • the average sales tax for the entirety of Ohio is 7.153%,
  • the highest is within the Cuyahoga County that consists of Cleveland, Strongsville, Lakewood, Beachwood and Euclid and this equates to 8% sales tax,
  • the lowest sales tax is in the Wayne, Stark and Lorain County, which includes cities like West Salem, Apple Creek, Hartville, Beach City, Avoid and Wellington and the sales tax in these areas total to 6.5%

This is a brief overview, and we suggest that you go directly to the page if you wish to get a clearer image of the different ranges of sale tax in a particular county. Please note that the ones that have an asterisk means they are below the usual county level of sales tax.

How to calculate your own sales tax in the state of Ohio.

So, what does this mean for you, if you are looking into how much sales tax you are going to charged dependant on what sort of county you are residing or working out of. You can go ahead and use a sales tax calculator which will give you a section that is exampled below.

$
-or- Specify Sales Tax Rate
-or- Specify ZIP Code
%

 

You do need to know the purchase ZIP code and purchase amount in order to get an accurate figure. For an example we will use the amount of $200 and see what the ranges could be from the highest area to the lowest.

In Cleveland, OH with the highest sales tax of 8% would mean that your $200 purchase would incur a $16 sales tax, taking the total amount to $216.

Whereas in Hamilton, OH the sales tax is only 6.5% and a $200 purchase would equate to $13 tax, taking the total to $213.

The sales tax calculator makes it as easy as it can be to find out what sort of sales tax you will be charged by simply adding the amount and the ZIP code. Though there might be some purchases that are exempt from sales taxes or have some special leniency which do need to be taken into consideration.

City Sales Tax Rate Zip-code Population
Columbus 7.50% 43201, 43202, 43203, 43204, 43205, 43206, 43207, 43209, 43210, 43211, 43212, 43213, 43214, 43215, 43216, 43217, 43218, 43219, 43220, 43222, 43223, 43224, 43226, 43227, 43228, 43229, 43231, 43232, 43234, 43235, 43236, 43240, 43251, 43266, 43287, 43291 496823
Cleveland 8.00% 44101, 44102, 44103, 44104, 44105, 44106, 44108, 44109, 44110, 44111, 44113, 44114, 44115, 44119, 44120, 44127, 44135, 44181, 44193, 44195, 44197, 44199 266752
Cincinnati 7.80% 45201, 45202, 45203, 45204, 45205, 45206, 45207, 45208, 45209, 45211, 45213, 45214, 45216, 45219, 45220, 45223, 45224, 45225, 45226, 45227, 45229, 45230, 45232, 45234, 45235, 45237, 45238, 45250, 45267, 45268, 45298, 45299 263918
Toledo 7.25% 43601, 43604, 43605, 43606, 43607, 43608, 43609, 43610, 43611, 43612, 43613, 43614, 43615, 43620, 43623, 43635, 43652, 43656, 43657, 43659, 43660, 43661, 43666, 43667 222463
Akron 6.75% 44301, 44302, 44303, 44304, 44305, 44306, 44307, 44308, 44309, 44310, 44311, 44312, 44313, 44314, 44315, 44316, 44317, 44320, 44325, 44326, 44328, 44396, 44398 156818
Hamilton 6.50% 45011, 45012, 45013, 45015 106141
Canton 6.50% 44702, 44703, 44704, 44705, 44706, 44707, 44708, 44709, 44710, 44711, 44714 93361
Dayton 7.50% 45401, 45402, 45403, 45404, 45405, 45406, 45410, 45417, 45420, 45422, 45423, 45428, 45469, 45479, 45481, 45482 90874
Springfield 7.25% 45501, 45503, 45504, 45505, 45506 64444
Dublin 7.50% 43016, 43017 62836
Middletown 6.50% 45042, 45044 62570
Mentor 7.25% 44060, 44061 55006
Medina 6.75% 44256 53655
Massillon 6.50% 44646, 44647, 44648 53556
Youngstown 7.25% 44501, 44502, 44503, 44504, 44505, 44506, 44507, 44509, 44510, 44511, 44555 51458
Lorain 6.50% 44052, 44053, 44055 51034
Elyria 6.50% 44035, 44036 50852
Mansfield 7.00% 44901, 44902, 44903, 44906, 44907 50117

Grove City

7.50% 43123 49757

Westerville

7.50% 43081, 43086 48316

Newark

7.25% 43055, 43058, 43093 48159

Hilliard

7.50% 43026 47635

Painesville

7.25% 44077 46918

Lancaster

6.75% 43130 46417

Loveland

6.75% 45140 46082

Findlay

6.75% 45839, 45840 44854

West Chester

6.50% 45069, 45071 44187

Mason

7.00% 45040 44080

Reynoldsburg

7.50% 43068 43129

Zanesville

7.25% 43701, 43702 43051

Chillicothe

7.25% 45601 41201

Strongsville

8.00% 44136, 44149 40956

Lakewood

8.00% 44107 40239

Cuyahoga Falls

6.75% 44221, 44222, 44223 40152

Marion

7.25% 43302, 43306 39261

Delaware

7.00% 43015 38397

Fairfield

6.50% 45014, 45018 38180

Brunswick

6.75% 44212 38144

Lima

6.85% 45801, 45802, 45805 35133

Wooster

6.50% 44691 35102

North Canton

6.50% 44720 34296

Stow

6.75% 44224 33898

Powell

7.00% 43065 33749

Sandusky

6.75% 44870, 44871 33699

Pickerington

6.75% 43147 33524

Barberton

6.75% 44203 33328

Euclid

8.00% 44117, 44123, 44132 32188

Warren

6.75% 44483, 44485, 44488 31743

Perrysburg

6.75% 43551, 43552 31679

Xenia

6.75% 45385 30782

Why do I need to collect sales tax in Ohio?

You will need to collect sales tax if you have any sort of nexus there, and what this means is that if you have assets that are physical or economic then you need to do this.

Physical meaning having a tangible activity or some sort of presence in any of the states of Ohio, economic nexus is simply passing the states’ economic threshold for total revenue, or the maximum number of transactions that can occur in the period of time within the state.

Two easy ways to see if you have either a physical or economic nexus in any of the counties is the following:
Physical:

  • Tangible personal property
  • Business assets or property
  • Own, renting properties
  • Made more than $500,000 in a service or content delivery in the state

Economic:

  • Made more than $100,000 in sales annually
  • More than 200 transactions in the last calendar year

How do I get a sales tax permit?

The main way to go about this is to register online at the Ohio Business Gateway. Follow the steps that are presented to you and ensure that you have the following to hand to use as information:

  • Business identification information
  • Business entity
  • Location/s that you will be conducting this from
  • Date you will start collecting Ohio sales tax from a business/property
  • NAICS Code (North American Industry Classification System.)

What is the best way to file sales taxes?

Before you think of doing anything else there are three things that we recommend that you do in order to make this process as easy and smooth as possible.

First of all, find out how much tax you owe (remember the sales tax calculator we mentioned before) so that you know how much you need to pay the state at the end. Second is get onto the Ohio Department Of Taxation ready to submit them, and third have the money ready so you can make the payment straight away.

There are two main options as well to filing and paying your Ohio sales tax, these are:

  • Filing online. This is where merchants are required to file all of their sales taxes through the department of taxation in the state of Ohio, you can also pay your taxes on this platform, so it is one to keep close to you for future reference.
  • Filing by mail. Simply fill out the form UST-1, but this is not the recommended way of filing your taxes due to the possibilities of them getting lost in the post and then it could mean that you are subject to late fees if they are not filed within the allotted time.

We hope this document was able to allow you to feel more confident when it comes to sales tax in the state of Ohio depending on where you operate out of.