2019 Filing Season Information
Forms available: Individual, corporate, and employer filing forms and instructions are available in the Forms section of the Income Tax Division website. The City of Columbus Income Tax Division uses Adobe fillable PDF forms. Most browsers can display the PDF, but the fillable features will be disabled. To use the forms provided by the City of Columbus Income Tax Division, we recommend you download the forms and open them using the newest version of Acrobat Reader.
Filing deadlines: 2018 City Annual Returns, Requests for Extensions, and 2019 Declarations of Estimated Tax are due on April 15, 2019 for most individual and business taxpayers.
Penalty and interest rates: Effective January 1st, 2019, the penalty rate for late payment of taxes is 15%. Employer withholding payments not received timely will be subject to a penalty rate of 50%. The interest rate for tax year 2019 is 7%.
Annual Newsletter:The Income Tax Division's annual newsletter provides information on federal tax law updates and their impact to City returns, changes within the Division, and filing information. Check out this year's newsletter here.
Where's my refund?: Information regarding refund processing can be found here.
Walk-in assistance available:Our team of experienced auditors are happy to help taxpayers file their City of Columbus return. Taxpayers can receive walk-in assistance by visiting our office:
- Address: 77 N Front Street, Columbus OH 43215
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Parking: Free parking for those conducting business with our office is available in the City parking garage at 141 N Front Street, just north of the Michael B. Coleman Government Center.