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Personal Property Business TaxPersonal Property 2008 Tax Rates and Districts What is personal property?Personal Property is every tangible thing, which is owned, except real property. Real Property is defined as land, growing crops, all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures on the land. Who must file?If you are engaged in business in Ohio and have property located in Ohio on Jan. 1 (and have a total listed value of more than $10,000), you must file a return. What tax return forms should I use?Those taxpayers with property in only one county must file form 920 or 920-NT, County Return of Taxable Business Property. Obtain those forms from the county auditor in whose county the property is located of on the Ohio Department of Taxation's web site at www.tax.ohio.gov. If property is located in more than one county, form 945, Inter-county Return of Taxable Business Property, must be filed. This form can also be obtained from Ohio Department of Taxation's web Site. To apply for a 45 day extension.You can apply in writing for a 45-day extension to file your Personal Property Tax forms. Send a written request to the County where your business is located (for a 920) or to the Tax Commissioner (for a 945) requesting up to a 45-day extension. The name of the Taxpayer, name of the Business, and Federal ID# or SS# is needed in order to extend the correct account. An extension is good only until June 15th. A Federal extension does not apply to Personal Property. Follow this link to get taxing district names. Personal Property 2008 Tax Rates and Districts If you don't know which taxing district to use; you may either look at your Real Estate bill, go to the Real Estate section of this web site and search by address or call the County Auditor's office, Personal Property Tax Dept. at 330-297-3579. The first two digits of the parcel number will be the Single County taxing district number on the tax rate sheet. If you need an inter-county taxing district number, taxing district name, or a tax rate it is in the same row as the single county number. Remember all returns must be filed between
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