Ohio Postpones Tax Filing Deadline to 5/17

Ohio Tax Commissioner Jeff McClain announced Wednesday that Ohio will be following the federal government and the IRS in extending the deadline to file and pay Ohio individual income and school district income taxes for tax year 2020.

The new deadline is May 17, an extension of approximately one month from the original deadline of April 15. The extension is intended to provide some relief to individuals impacted by the public safety measures adopted to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

As with the IRS extension, Ohio will be waiving penalty on tax due payments made during the extension. Also, as part of legislation passed addressing the continuing emergency, there will be no interest charges on payments made during the extension.

The filing extension, and waiver of penalty and interest, will be available to those filing Ohio individual income tax, and the school district income tax for tax year 2020.

In addition, the city of Columbus has also announced that they have extended their deadline to May 17 to align with the Federal and Ohio deadlines. It is expected that many cities and local jurisdictions will follow suit.

Please note that the first quarter estimated income tax payment for tax year 2021 is not impacted by this extension and must still be made by April 15.