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The Ohio Department of Taxation has announced the 2018 Tax Amnesty Program under which all penalties and half of accrued interest charges will be waived on certain qualified delinquent taxes for both individuals and businesses.

Important program components:

• You may qualify if you have certain unpaid taxes that were due as of May 1, 2017, and have not been contacted by the Department of Taxation.
• The filing period is from January 1, 2018 to February 15, 2018.
• To apply, you must (i) file a tax amnesty application, (ii) file your delinquent tax returns, (iii) pay all delinquent taxes and interest.
• The amnesty program applies to (i) state individual income tax, (ii) school district individual income tax, (iii) employer withholding state income tax, (iv) employer withholding of school district income tax, (v) sales tax, (vi) use tax, (vii) commercial activity tax, (viii) cigarette and alcohol taxes, and (viii) certain other taxes.

You may read more about the program here.

Contact Isaac Heintz at (513) 943-6654 for information on how you Finney Law Firm can help you participate in this program.