News Release
April 19, 2006 - Ohio Department of
Taxation Reports Final Results of Successful 2006 Tax Amnesty
Program, Recovering More Than $66 Million in Delinquent
Taxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of
Taxation collected approximately $66.7 million in delinquent
taxes previously owed to the State, which is more than six
and one half times the initial goal set, through the six-week
2006 Ohio Tax Amnesty Program.
From January 1 through February 15, 2006, the Department
offered “amnesty” to eligible taxpayers – individuals and
businesses that had unreported or underreported tax
delinquencies. For six weeks, taxpayers were able to submit
payments for qualifying tax delinquencies with no penalties
and one-half of the interest charges.
An informational web site and toll-free phone line were
created to help taxpayers, and more than 12,800 phone calls
were taken on the amnesty helpline and nearly 29,000 visits
were made to the web site.
The Department received more than 4,700 amnesty applications,
with a total of approximately 20,000 tax returns. Breakdown
by taxes include:
- Employer Withholding Tax – $2,200,000
- Sales & Use Tax – $20,360,000
- Corporate Franchise Tax – $17,775,000
- Individual Income Tax – $21,100,000
- Pass-Through Entity Tax – $475,000
- Personal Property Tax – $4,000,000
- School District Income Tax – $755,000
- Employer School District Withholding Tax – $35,000
Of the $66.7 million collected, approximately $6.5 million
was not eligible for amnesty because the applications did not
meet qualification requirements. The 2006 Ohio Tax Amnesty
Program was part of the historic tax reforms passed into law
last year.
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For more information, contact Gary Gudmundson, ODT
Communications Director, at (614)644-6903.