Tax Information & Forms

Planning To E-File your 2025 Income Tax Return?

Our e-file system makes it easy for you to file your local return.

DON'T DELAY!

New residents who have not registered with our office must do so prior to e-filing.

Fill out the INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM

  • If you have mailed your completed registration form, please allow one to two weeks before attempting to set up a PIN
  • If you have faxed your completed registration, please allow 24 – 48 business hours before attempting to set up a PIN

Our office is available to receive registration forms Monday – Friday from 8am – 4pm.

Please note: If you’ve previously filed a return, paper or e-file, with our office or have received a delinquent filing notice or bill from us, you are already registered and will only need to set up your PIN.

officeAttention Wooster Citizens!

The City of Wooster has the ability to accept eFile!

FILE HERE

Income Tax Changes

Tax Rate: Effective January 1, 2014 the income tax rate is 1.5%

Important Income Tax Changes for Filing Your 2025 City of Wooster income tax return:

  • 2025 City of Wooster income tax return is due April 15, 2026
  • Page 1 of your Federal 1040 must be attached to your return
  • Penalty is 15% of tax due
  • Interest is 0.833% per month
  • Late filing fee of $25.00 
  • Refund or tax due of $10.00 or less is not payable

Interest Rates

  • Interest rate for 2026 is 9%
  • Interest rate for 2025 is 10%
  • Interest rate for 2024 is 10%
  • Interest rate for 2023 is 7%
  • Interest rate for 2022 is 5%
  • Interest rate for 2021 is 5%
  • Interest rate for 2020 is 7%
  • Interest rate for 2019 is 7%

Ohio Revised Code 718.27 requires that municipalities set the interest rate for delinquent unpaid tax liabilities at the federal short-term rate (rounded to the nearest whole number percent) plus 5 percent (5%). Interest shall be imposed per annum on all unpaid income tax, unpaid estimated income tax, and unpaid withholding tax. The interest rate shall apply to the calendar year following the July of the year in which the federal short-term rate is determined.

Categories always sorted by seq (sub-categories sorted within each category)
Documents sorted by HEADER in Ascending Order within category

Hotel | Motel Tax Resources

Hotel | Motel Tax Form
document Header Hotel | Motel Tax Form
Hotel | Motel Tax Exemption Form
document Header Hotel | Motel Tax Exemption Form

2026 Tax Resources

Individual Registration
document Header Individual Registration
Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax
document Header Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax
Employer Withholding
document Header Employer Withholding
Business Registration
document Header Business Registration
Business Quarterly Estimated Tax
document Header Business Quarterly Estimated Tax
Annual W-2 Reconciliation
document Header Annual W-2 Reconciliation

2025 Tax Resources

Individual Return
document Header Individual Return
Individual E-Z & Declaration of Exemption
document Header Individual E-Z & Declaration of Exemption
Individual Instructions
document Header Individual Instructions
Individual Extension Request & Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Individual Extension Request & Declaration of Estimated Tax
Application For Refund
document Header Application For Refund
Individual Registration
document Header Individual Registration
Individual quarterly estimated tax
document Header Individual quarterly estimated tax
Annual W-2 reconciliation
document Header Annual W-2 reconciliation
Employer withholding
document Header Employer withholding
Business Return
document Header Business Return
Business Instructions
document Header Business Instructions
Business Non-Filing Declaration
document Header Business Non-Filing Declaration
Business Extension and Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Business Extension and Declaration of Estimated Tax
Business registration
document Header Business registration
Business quarterly estimated tax
document Header Business quarterly estimated tax

2024 Tax Resources

Individual Return
document Header Individual Return
Individual E-Z
document Header Individual E-Z
Individual Instructions
document Header Individual Instructions
Individual Extension Request, Non-Filing Declaration & 2025 Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Individual Extension Request, Non-Filing Declaration & 2025 Declaration of Estimated Tax
Application for Refund
document Header Application for Refund
Individual Registration
document Header Individual Registration
Individual quarterly estimated tax
document Header Individual quarterly estimated tax
Annual W-2 Reconciliation
document Header Annual W-2 Reconciliation
Employer withholding
document Header Employer withholding
Business Return
document Header Business Return
Business Instructions
document Header Business Instructions
Business Non-Filing Declaration
document Header Business Non-Filing Declaration
Business Extension & 2025 Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Business Extension & 2025 Declaration of Estimated Tax
Business registration
document Header Business registration
Business quarterly estimated tax
document Header Business quarterly estimated tax

2023 Tax Resources

Individual Return
document Header Individual Return
Individual E-Z
document Header Individual E-Z
Individual Instructions
document Header Individual Instructions
Individual Extension Request, Non-Filing Declaration & 2024 Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Individual Extension Request, Non-Filing Declaration & 2024 Declaration of Estimated Tax
Application for Refund
document Header Application for Refund
Individual Registration
document Header Individual Registration
Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax
document Header Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax
Employer Withholding
document Header Employer Withholding
Business Return
document Header Business Return
Business Instructions
document Header Business Instructions
Business Non-Filing Declaration
document Header Business Non-Filing Declaration
Business Extension & 2024 Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Business Extension & 2024 Declaration of Estimated Tax
Business Registration
document Header Business Registration
Business Quarterly Estimated Tax
document Header Business Quarterly Estimated Tax
Annual W-2 Reconciliation
document Header Annual W-2 Reconciliation

2022 TAX RESOURCES

Individual Return
document Header Individual Return
Individual E-Z
document Header Individual E-Z
Individual Instructions
document Header Individual Instructions
Individual Extension Request, 2023 Declaration of Estimated Tax & Non-Filing Declaration
document Header Individual Extension Request, 2023 Declaration of Estimated Tax & Non-Filing Declaration
Application for Refund
document Header Application for Refund
individual Registration
document Header individual Registration
INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
document Header EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
Business Return
document Header Business Return
Business Instructions
document Header Business Instructions
Business Non-Filing Declaration
document Header Business Non-Filing Declaration
Business Extension & 2023 Declaration of Estimated Tax
document Header Business Extension & 2023 Declaration of Estimated Tax
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
document Header BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION
document Header ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION

2021 TAX RESOURCES

Individual Return
document Header Individual Return
Individual E-Z
document Header Individual E-Z
Individual Instructions
document Header Individual Instructions
Individual extension request, 2022 Declaration of estimated tax & non-filing declaration
document Header Individual extension request, 2022 Declaration of estimated tax & non-filing declaration
Application for refund
document Header Application for refund
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
document Header INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
document Header EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
Business return
document Header Business return
Business instructions
document Header Business instructions
Business non-filing declaration
document Header Business non-filing declaration
Business extension & 2022 Declaration of estimated tax
document Header Business extension & 2022 Declaration of estimated tax
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
document Header BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION
document Header ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION

2020 TAX RESOURCES

INDIVIDUAL RETURN
document Header INDIVIDUAL RETURN
INDIVIDUAL E-Z
document Header INDIVIDUAL E-Z
INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS
document Header INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS
INDIVIDUAL EXTENSION REQUEST, 2021 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX & NON-FILING DECLARATION
document Header INDIVIDUAL EXTENSION REQUEST, 2021 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX & NON-FILING DECLARATION
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
document Header INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header INDIVIDUAL QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
APPLICATION FOR REFUND
document Header APPLICATION FOR REFUND
EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
document Header EMPLOYER WITHHOLDING
BUSINESS RETURN
document Header BUSINESS RETURN
Business Instructions
document Header Business Instructions
BUSINESS NON-FILING DECLARATION
document Header BUSINESS NON-FILING DECLARATION
BUSINESS EXTENSION & 2021 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX
document Header BUSINESS EXTENSION & 2021 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
document Header BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
document Header BUSINESS QUARTERLY ESTIMATED TAX
ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION
document Header ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION

2019 Tax Resources

INDIVIDUAL RETURN
document Header INDIVIDUAL RETURN
INDIVIDUAL E-Z FORM
document Header INDIVIDUAL E-Z FORM
INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS
document Header INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS
INDIVIDUAL EXTENSION REQUEST, 2020 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX & NON-FILING DECLARATION
document Header INDIVIDUAL EXTENSION REQUEST, 2020 DECLARATION OF ESTIMATED TAX & NON-FILING DECLARATION
APPLICATION FOR REFUND
document Header APPLICATION FOR REFUND
Individual Registration
document Header Individual Registration
Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
document Header Individual Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
Employer Withholding
document Header Employer Withholding
Business Registration
document Header Business Registration
Business Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
document Header Business Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION
document Header ANNUAL W-2 RECONCILIATION
BUSINESS RETURN
document Header BUSINESS RETURN
BUSINESS RETURN INSTRUCTIONS
document Header BUSINESS RETURN INSTRUCTIONS
BUSINESS NON-FILING DECLARATION
document Header BUSINESS NON-FILING DECLARATION
BUSINESS EXTENSION & 2020 DECLARATION
document Header BUSINESS EXTENSION & 2020 DECLARATION