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Welcome to the Blue Ash Tax Office! The Blue Ash Tax Office is responsible for income tax collection, reporting, and enforcement of the City’s Income Tax Code. Here you can download tax forms, file your taxes via secure mail, and get answers to frequently asked questions.

CLICK HERE FOR THE NON-RESIDENT REFUND FORM

Address: 4343 Cooper Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45242
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, except Holidays
Phone: 513-745-8516
Fax: 513-745-8651
Email: BlueAshTax@BlueAsh.com (use only for general inquiries)

File your taxes or send us a message using SECURE MAIL. Click the red button below and make sure you put taxsecuremail@blueash.com in the "To" field of the email:

(You will need to create an account or use an existing account)

To file your taxes:
- Use the drop box at City Hall, 4343 Cooper Rd.

- Mail to:

Tax Department

City of Blue Ash

4343 Cooper Road

Blue Ash, OH 45242

- Use Secure Mail - Click the red “send a message by Secure Mail” button above. We will respond to all emails in the order received.

Need your individual return prepared?
-         Scan your tax documents and submit them through our secure email (see above).
-         Make copies and drop them in our drop box at City Hall.
-         You will be billed when your return is completed.

Need additional help or an extension?
- PLEASE CALL– 513-745-8516

We accept cash, credit card, money orders, and checks.

TAX RATE: 1.25% on all earnings and net profits, effective January 1, 2007

Tax Ordinance, eff. 2016 Tax Year

Tax Ordinance, eff. 2007-2015 Tax Years

Taxpayer Rights and Responsibilities

MANDATORY RESIDENT FILING BEGAN WITH TAX YEAR 2016
All residents 18 and over are required to file a Blue Ash tax return regardless of whether tax is owed and regardless of whether or not a Federal or State return was filed. To see the resident letter mailed to all Blue Ash residences on September 23, 2016 click here

INDIVIDUALS AND RESIDENTS DUE DATES

Individual Returns	By April 15 (if a weekend or holiday, then the next business day)
Estimated Payments	Required quarterly payments if estimated liability is $200 or greater. 1^st pmt with filing, by April 152^nd pmt by June 153^rd pmt by September 154^th pmt by January 15Balance Due with next filing, April 15

Note: The quarterly amounts due must reach a minimum of 90% of the declaration due by January 15th, which equates to 22.5% due per quarter.

BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS DUE DATES

Business Returns	By April 15, or the 15^th day of the fourth month after fiscal year end
Withholding Reconciliations	By February 28

PAYMENTS

Net Profit Estimates* Required quarterly payments if estimated liability is $200 or greater. (calendar year due dates in parentheses
Quarterly	1st pmt 15^th of the fourth month after fiscal year end (or 4/15) 2nd pmt 15^th of the sixth month after fiscal year end (or 6/15) 3rd pmt 15^th of the ninth month after fiscal year end (or 9/15) 4th pmt 15^th of the twelfth month after fiscal year end (or 12/15) Balance Due with next filing, 15^th of the fourth month after FYE

Withholdings	Required monthly unless withholdings are less than $2,400/year.
	Monthly	15^th day of following month
	Quarterly	last day of the month after quarter end (4/30, 7/31, 10/31, 1/31) (dates changed as of 3rd qtr 2016)

ANNUAL INTEREST RATES

7%	2023
5%	2022
5%	2021
7%	2020
7%	2019
6%	2018
6%	2017
5%	2016
12%	Tax Year 2015 and Prior

HOUSE BILL 5

The State of Ohio revamped ORC 718 with legislation known as "House Bill 5" (HB5). This legislation made substantial changes to municipal income tax effective with the 2016 tax year. As a result, municipalities throughout the State were required to pass new income tax ordinances to be in compliance with the new laws. The City of Blue Ash finalized its new ordinance on November 12, 2015. Below are some notable changes in the City’s ordinance:

Withholding due dates changed as well as thresholds to determine quarterly and monthly filers.
Estimated payment due dates changed as well as the threshold requiring quarterly estimated payments.
Penalties and interest changed to be uniform throughout the State.
Filing Requirements for residents of Blue Ash changed.*
Occasional entrant rules expanded from 12 to 20 days.
Net operating loss carryforward calculations will change effective with losses incurred in the 2017 tax year.

*Beginning with tax year 2016, all residents 18 and over will be required to file a Blue Ash tax return regardless of whether tax is owed. The first mandatory filing will be due by April 18, 2017.

(Page updated: September 19, 2022)