General Questions
Yes, the city of Gahanna does accept Federal extensions to file city returns,
however, payment of estimated tax due must accompany the extension in order
to avoid penalty and interest.
The Finance Department is responsible for disbursing funds to city departments
and vendors.
Please click here for a listing.
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Resident-related Questions
All Gahanna residents over the age of 18 must file a tax return with the city
of Gahanna.
No - Retirement income and Social Security income is not city taxable.
No - If the city you work in has a city tax, your employer is obligated to withhold
city tax for that city. That city does not share that city tax with any other
city.
No - The city of Gahanna gives partial credit for tax paid to your work city.
The formula for figuring this credit is on the back of the Gahanna tax return.
No, collection of property taxes is performed by the counties.
Yes, so long as their official residence is in Gahanna. If they officially change
their residency to the city in which they are attending college, they will not
have to pay Gahanna income tax. However, they may be required to pay income tax
to their new city.
No, Gahanna permits prorating of income for new residents. To
calculate how much of your income you will need to pay tax on,
divide your income by 12 and then multiply the result by the
number of months that you lived in Gahanna last year.
Business-related Questions
Yes, you can use Federal 2106 Business expenses against your W-2 income, however,
you must deduct these expenses before figuring the credit for tax paid another
city.
No - Schedule C losses cannot be used against W-2 income, however, business or
rental loss may be used to offset a business or rental profit as long as the loss
and profit are in the same taxing district.
If you are depreciating an asset on your taxes for a period
of five years, for example, but sell it after three, the revenue
from the depreciation must be recaptured for the year in which
you sold the asset.
If your business pays over $100 a month in withholding taxes,
it must pay monthly. If it is less than $100 per month, the
tax must be paid within thirty days of the quarter's end.
No, unlike the IRS, business losses are not permitted to be
carried forward for taxation purposes in Gahanna.
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Finance Department
200 South Hamilton
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 342-4030
(614) 342-4100 fax
Hours of Operation
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F
Contact Tax
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Make checks payable to:
R.I.T.A.
Please place your account number or last four digits of your SSN number
along with the tax year in the memo field of your check
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Individual tax forms can be found here.
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