Tax Department

Village of Ashville Income Tax

The Village of Ashville Income Tax is at the Village Administrative Offices located at 200 East Station Street in Ashville; however, the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) completes our tax mailings and basic tax ‘bookkeeping’ requirements.  Notices from the Ashville Tax Department or RITA are for the same tax – the local income tax.

Tax Update from August 4, 2023

RITA ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA
The Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) mailed Administrative Subpoenas on July 10, 2023 to taxpayers that are not compliant.
If you receive one of these notices, please forward your responses directly to RITA using one of the following methods.

  1. E-file returns or exemptions on RITA' s website https://www.ritaohio.com/Individuals

  2. Mail documentation to RITA Attn.: Compliance Department, 198, PO Box 470538, Broadview Heights OH 44147-0538

  3. Fax documentation to 1-440-922-3510

If you have questions or feel you have received a notice is error, feel free to call either RITA (1-800-860-7482 extension 5002) or the Ashville Tax Department -Kristin Sturgill ( 1-740-983-7172)

Ashville Tax Filing

The Village of Ashville has a one percent (1.0%) income tax effective on and after 01/01/2008 on any personal income tax or net business profit derived from any individual or business, resident or non-resident, within the Village limits of Ashville.

Each taxpayer is required, whether or not a tax is due thereon, to file a local income tax return on or before April 15th of each year. A late filing fee of $25.00 will be assessed for any returns not filed by the due date. Unpaid taxes and estimated taxes will be assessed a penalty of 15% and interest of 7%. Any individual whose annual tax liability is $200.00 or more and whose income tax is not fully withheld must file a declaration setting forth estimated taxable income and pay quarterly. 

The Ashville Income Tax return can be completed on the RITA (Regional Income Tax Agency) form or a generic form if all the needed information is provided.  RITA forms are available online at www.ritaohio.com, or at the Village Municipal Building, 

The RITA website also offers e-filing options.

Ashville Tax Registration

Every taxpayer is required to register with the Village of Ashville Income Tax Department within thirty (30) days of becoming a resident. The registration form is available at the Ashville Tax Office, is included in your new resident packet or on the RITA website. A penalty of $10.00 per day will be assessed for non-registration.

If you are in need of assistance, please contact RITA at 1-800-860-7482 or contact the Ashville tax department at 740-983-7172. 

181.10  BOARD OF REVIEW.

(a)  A Board of Review, consisting of a member of Council and two other Village resident individuals each to be appointed by the Mayor, is hereby created.  The Board shall select for a one-year term one of its members to serve as Chairperson and one to serve as Secretary.  A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.  The Board shall establish its own rules of organization and procedure for the conduct of its business and keep a record of its proceedings.  Such records of proceedings and hearings are not public records available for inspection under Section 149.43 of the Ohio Revised Code.  Hearings requested before the Board by the taxpayer are not meetings of a public body subject to provisions of Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. (Ord.  2001-08.  Passed 4-2-01.)

(b)  Duty to Approve Regulations And to Hear Appeals. All rules and regulations and amendments or changes thereto which are adopted by the Administrator under the authority conferred by this chapter must be approved by the Board of Review before the same become effective. The Board shall hear and pass on appeals from any ruling or decision of the Administrator, and at the request of the taxpayer or Administrator, is empowered to substitute alternate methods of allocation. (Ord.  99-09.  Passed 5-17-99.)

(c)Any person dissatisfied with any ruling or decision of the Tax Administrator which is made under the authority conferred by this chapter,  and who has filed with the municipal corporation the required returns or other documents pertaining to the municipal income tax  obligations at issue in the decision, may appeal the decision to the Board created pursuant to this section this section

by filing a request with the Board.  The request shall be in writing, shall state why the decision should be deemed

incorrect or unlawful and shall be filed within thirty days after the Tax Administrator issues the decision complained of.

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Contact Information:

Address: 200 East Station Street

Ashville, OH 43103

Phone: (740) 983-7172

Office hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

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