The Finder - Ohio Public School
District Tax Features
The school district tax portion of The Finder can assist you
in locating the Ohio public school district associated with a
given location, the Department of Taxation school district
number and the applicable school district income tax rate if
a school has such a tax in effect for the tax year requested.
In addition, The Finder provides the school district number
designated by the Ohio Department of Education.
Anyone can use this system. You may query by address, GPS
coordinates, or zip code to locate a school district name,
school district numbers and school district income tax rate,
if applicable, for that location. There are other functions,
such as comparing addresses from your database and having a
school district name, school district numbers and school
district tax rate, if applicable, appended to your records
for the addresses that you provide. You may also download
files that can provide your computer system its own database
of maps, rates and boundaries.
Below are brief explanations of the school district tax
features of The Finder:
Lookup Ohio Public School Districts by:
Download Ohio Public School Districts and GIS
Boundary Data:
Upload Database:
Lookup tax rate by
Address
The user will enter the street address, city and zip code to
determine the Ohio public school district associated with
that location along with: (1) the school district number for
the Ohio Department of Taxation, (2) the school district
number for the Ohio Department of Education and (3) the
school district income tax rate, if applicable, for that
school district. Once the fields are complete, click on the
“Lookup” button at the bottom of the screen.
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Lookup tax rate by
Zip Code, 5 or 9-digits
The user may enter a 5 or 9-digit zip code to locate the Ohio
public school district(s) associated with that zip code.
Theschool district numbers for the Ohio Department of
Taxation and the Ohio Department of Education along with the
school district income tax rate, if applicable, will also be
provided.
5-digit zip code searches may result in multiple taxing
jurisdictions as zip codes cross school district boundaries.
Therefore, a 9-digit inquiry will produce a more accurate
result.
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Lookup tax rate
by Latitude and Longitude
The user may enter the coordinates of a location, by degrees,
minutes and seconds, or the decimal equivalent in the degrees
field to determine the Ohio public school district associated
with those coordinates. The school district numbers for use
when filing tax returns with the Ohio Department of Taxation
and for the Ohio Department of Education are also provided
along with the school district income tax rate, if
applicable, for that location.
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Download Tax
Rates and GIS Boundary Data
Ohio Public School Districts: This link will provide you with
a color map of the State of Ohio, with the school districts
listed in each county.
Ohio Public School Districts by Zip Code: This list provides
all of the 5-digit zip codes in Ohio, and provides the school
districts and the applicable tax rates in those areas. Note:
a 5-digit zip code can cross school district boundaries. If a
five-digit zip code returns two or more results, select the
school district tax jurisdiction where you live.
Downloadable Boundary Database Files and Instructions: Users
may download comma separated value (CSV) files for 5 and 9
digit zip codes, as well as addresses for each county, and
for the entire State of Ohio. These files can be used in your
program to determine school district boundaries and
applicable tax rates in Ohio.
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Upload Databases
Registered users can get the appropriate school district
designations applied to their database through this secure
application.
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Registration
A user may register to use the Upload and other functions of
the Finder in two ways. The preferred method is to register
through the Ohio Business Gateway (OBG). As a registered user
of the OBG, you can file and pay school district withholding
tax and bill payments.
The other method of registration is directly with The Finder.
You only need to provide a User Name, Password and E-mail
address. While this registration is anonymous, an e-mail
address is required for lost or forgotten password retrieval.
Remember, The Finder registration is anonymous.
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Upload/Return File
Instructions
A registered user may upload a data file of their database
addresses and the Finder will append the school district and
applicable tax rate for those addresses.
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