School District Data
School District Income Tax
School District Income Tax Distributions, Quarterly Report,
Fiscal Year 2006
Table SD-2-Q4 shows four quarterly distributions of school
district income taxes to school districts during fiscal year
2006. Payments are made by the Ohio Department of Taxation at
the end of the month following the end of a calendar quarter.
For the fourth quarterly payment in fiscal year 2006, a total
of $50.6 million was distributed to 153 school districts.
The total distribution during fiscal year 2006 was $202.3
million. Pickerington Local School District in Fairfield
County received the largest amount for districts that
received four payments ($10,463,849). The smallest
distribution for districts with an existing tax for the
entire fiscal year went to Bettsville Local School District
in Seneca County ($202,913).
In 1989, the legislature enacted Senate Bill 28,
reauthorizing the use of local income taxes for school
districts. The school district income tax is closely tied to
the state income tax, having an identical tax base. The tax
is paid by residents of the district, regardless of where
they work. Non-residents working in the district and
corporations are not taxed.
With the passage of House Bill 66 (Executive Budget for
fiscal years 2006 – 2007) in the 126th General Assembly,
school districts are now authorized to levy the tax, subject
to voter approval, against an alternate tax base that
includes only earned income and self-employment income
(including income from partnerships) of the residents of the
school district.
The taxes are collected by the state in the same manner as
the state income tax: through quarterly estimated payments,
annual returns or withholding. Employers remit withholding
tax either monthly or quarterly. Employers who pay on a
partial weekly schedule for state purposes pay monthly for
school district purposes. The state retains 1.50 percent of
collections to cover administrative expenses.