New Year, New Tax Valuations & Tax Rates
Tax Year 2023 real estate tax payments are due very soon in all Ohio counties. In reviewing your tax bills, you should be aware of recent changes in the law..... Read more.
Legislature Creates Committee to Study & Reform Property Tax in Ohio
When the Ohio General Assembly passed and Governor DeWine signed HB 33, Ohio’s biennial operating budget earlier this year, they did more than enact a current... Read more.
Ohio Real Estate Tax — The Deadline to Protest Tax Year 2022 Value is March 31, 2023
Thoughts for 2022 Tax Year Valuation and How to Challenge The 2022 Tax Year is the “reappraisal” year in several Ohio counties. Generally, because Tax Year ... Read more.
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Upholds Limitation on Board of Education’s Property Tax Appeal Rights
On October 31, 2022, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”) issued its Decision and Order in North Ridgeville City Schools Board of Education v. Lorain Count... Read more.
Who Decides Local Values for Ohio Real Estate Tax – County Auditor or Ohio Tax Commissioner?
UPDATE (November 7, 2022): Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Decides in Favor of Ohio Tax Commissioner Jeffrey McClain On September 14, 2022, the Board issued its decis... Read more.
Court of Appeals Retains County Auditor’s Tax Value Despite Owner’s Appraisal Showing Lower Value
The First District Court of Appeals denied a taxpayer’s request to lower the tax valuation for its property. The taxpayer claimed that its appraisal supported... Read more.
Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Limit School Districts’ Ability to Protest Real Estate Tax Values
Bill now goes to Ohio House for concurrence The Ohio Senate voted December 15, 2021, to enact Sub. HB 126, a bill that would significantly reform the way real e... Read more.
Who Decides Local Values for Ohio Real Estate Tax – County Auditor or Ohio Tax Commissioner?
A recent hearing at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (“Board”) pitted the Butler County Auditor, Roger Reynolds, against Ohio Tax Commissioner Jeffrey McClain.... Read more.
OH Sup. Ct. Concludes Property Tax Value Based on Market Factors, Not Specifics of Subject Property
Uniformity of property values is necessary and, therefore, the market matters more than the actual property’s lease, or lack thereof Ohio law states that the ... Read more.
Act Fast for Ohio Real Estate Tax Savings: Deadline Looming for “Covid-Complaints”
Owners of Ohio property who wish to contest their 2020 real property tax values because the owners believe the property’s valuation should be reduced as a res... Read more.