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Monday, January 24, 2011

RITA

Do you have clients that have no idea how to file their local taxes? Certain cities fall under  RITA (Regional Income Tax Agency),which is an income tax agency that offers cities a simplified method for collecting local taxes. Residents that live in a community that utilizes RITA can go to www.ritaohio.com to eFile their local taxes and to get other information about their local taxes. 

Communities in our service area that utilize RITA are:

Summit County:                                                                                 
Boston Heights
Hudson
Lakemore
Macedonia
Mogadore
New Franklin
Reminderville
Silver Lake
Tallmadge
Twinsburg

Holmes County:
Killbuck

Tuscarawas County:
Uhrichsville
Mineral City

Portage County:
Aurora
Kent
Streetsboro

Trumbull County:
Girard

Mahoning County:
Campbell
Youngstown

Columbiana County:
East Palestine
New Waterford
Salineville
Wellsville

Localities/cities in our service area that are not listed  above do not use RITA to collect local taxes, and have their own method for collecting them. Information concerning local taxes can be found at city halls or public libraries.