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RITA’s instructions for filing are designed to cover the process of 

filling out the paper form by following a prescriptive, detailed 

model.  These instructions are, by necessity,  more detailed 

because they must accommodate taxpayers needing to file with 

more than  one         municipality on the           same form. 

RITA’s MyAccount and FastFile each provide a simple question 

and answer approach to step  you through filing your return 

electronically.  Visit ritaohio.com and file today.  

If you still prefer paper, but are uncomfortable completing the 

Form 37, please fill out the Municipal Income Tax Info Sheet and 

attach your tax documents. You can drop this in the mail OR at 

one of our drop boxes, and we will prepare your return for you.  



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                                                                              When to File: 
  The Regional Income Tax Agency                                                
                                                                              File Form 37 by April 15, 2024.   If you file after this date,  you may 
                        (RITA)                                                be   subject to penalties and interest. 
For the most up to date list of municipalities that RITA collects for 
                                                                              Extensions of Time to File: 
and their tax rates please visit ritaohio.com/TaxRatesTable.  If you           
do not have internet access you can contact our Customer Service              It is not necessary to file a copy of your federal extension with 
department for this information at 1.800.860.7482 ext. 5002.                  RITA by April 15, 2024.   If you have requested or received an 
                                                                              extension to file your federal income tax return, your municipal 
                 Instructions for Form 37                                     income tax return is automatically extended as well.  However, 
 These  instructions  are  only  guidelines.  The  applicable                 you must provide a copy of the federal extension with your tax year 
 municipal  ordinances  and  rules  and  regulations  take                    2023  Form 37  on  or  before October 15,  2024.    If  you  have  not 
                                                                              requested or received  a federal  extension you  may receive an 
 precedence.                                                                  extension for the filing of your RITA municipal income tax return by 
General Information:                                                          completing Form 32  EST-EXT Estimated Income Tax and/or 
                                                                              Extension of Time to File which is due on or before April 15, 2024.  
        Online:    Access the RITA  website at       ritaohio.com  to         Form 32 EST-EXT is available at ritaohio.com.  An extension to file 
 FastFile or eFile  your  return  online  free  of  charge, research          is not an extension to pay - the tax you owe is still due by April 
 frequently  asked  questions, download forms.                                15, 2024.  Pay online using FastPay or MyAccount or remit with 
                                                                               Form 32 EST-EXT to pay your tax balance due.   
        Mail:  Returns filed by mail must be postmarked no  later 
                                                                              Extensions  of  time  to  file  have  no  effect  on  the  due  dates of the 
 than April 15, 2024. See Required Documentation  on  Page 2 of 
                                                                              2024  estimated  taxes.  If  you file  on  an  extension,  your  first  2024 
 these instructions for the documents that must   be included with the 
                                                                              estimated tax payment is  still due April 15, 2024. If you file on an 
  return.                                                                     extension and you expect to owe more than $200 in estimated taxes 
                                                                              for 2024, remit your 2024 first quarter estimated payment with Form 
        Phone:     For  tax  assistance, contact our offices toll free        32   EST-EXT by April 15, 2024.  
 at  1.800.860.7482 or   f or  TDD: 440.526.5332, Monday-Friday 
 8am to 5pm.  Using our  automated system 24 hours a day, you can             Refund     or Credit: 
 verify the amount  of estimated tax payments and credits on your             Indicate whether you want an overpayment of your 2023  tax to be 
 account or make a payment by calling 1.800.860.7482.  Please visit           credited towards your 2024 estimate or refunded to you by entering 
 ritaohio.com for extended phone hours as the tax filing season               the appropriate amount in Section B on Line 18 for a credit or Line 
  approaches.                                                                  19 for a refund. If you are requesting a refund for: 
    Please visit    ritaohio.com for available locations, hours and            •   Overpayment of  Estimated Tax Payments:        complete Form 37. 
 special announcements.  
                                                                               •  Excess      Payroll    Withholding       Tax      (including    tax 
                                                                                  withheld  for  a  person  under  18  years  of  age):  complete 
      Payments: To avoid processing delays pay online using our                   Form 10A.  Obtain Form 10A at ritaohio.com    . 
 electronic tools available at ritaohio.com:  Log into MyAccount 24/7 
 to make payments and check account balances.  Make a one-time                NOTE:  State  Law  mandates  that         amounts  $10.00  or  less 
 payment without creating an account using FastPay.  Or pay by                will  not  be  refunded. Refunds  received  from  your  work 
 phone with 24/7 self-service options at 800.860.7482.                        municipality  may affect the tax due to your resident municipality.  
  
                                                                              Deceased Taxpayer: 
 RITA  Municipalities:                                                         
 RITA member  municipalities  may  have  specific instructions or             If a taxpayer died  before filing a return for  2023, the taxpayer’s 
 requirements for filing returns, reporting income and/or  making             spouse or personal representative may have to file a return for that 
 estimated payments. Go to     ritaohio.com  and click on the RITA            taxpayer.  The person who files the return  must enter the word 
 Municipalities link.  Next, select the applicable municipality. Use          “Deceased,” the deceased taxpayer’s name, and the date of death in 
 this resource  for  specific items that  may apply to  a  RITA               the applicable (primary or spouse) name box on the top of the return.  
                                                                              If this information is not provided, it may delay the processing of the 
 municipality.                                                                 return.  
 Filing Requirements:                                                         Penalty    and Interest: 
 If you were a resident of a RITA municipality during any part  of 
                                                                              In  accordance  with  s t at e  l aw  and  municipal  ordinances, 
 the year,  you must either file a Form 37 return with RITA or, if eligible,  
                                                                              penalty and  interest will be imposed for failure to file a return and 
 a  Declaration  of Exemption.   An  Exemption  form  may  be  filed 
 electronically or downloaded at ritaohio.com. A non-resident must            to pay  taxes,  including  estimated  taxes  for  the  current  tax year. 
 file Form 37 if the non-resident conducted business  in  a RITA              See  the  instructions  for  Line  20a  for  the  minimum  estimated tax 
                                                                              requirements.  If your estimated payments are not equal to, or greater 
 municipality or earned wages in a RITA municipality and municipal 
                                                                              than,  your  prior  year’s  total  tax  liability  or  90%  of  your  current 
 income tax was not withheld, or was not properly withheld, from 
 those wages. “Conducting business” means the non-resident earned             year’s  total  tax  liability,  you  will be  subject  to  penalty  and  interest 
                                                                               charges. 
 self-employment,  farm or rental income in a RITA municipality. 
 You may owe municipal income tax to both the municipality where              Name(s),   Address and Social Security Number(s): 
 you lived (your resident municipality) and to the municipality where         Print your name(s), address and social security number(s) within the 
 you worked or conducted business (your work municipality).  If you           boxes   provided. 
 are a resident of a RITA municipality or  a non-resident  that 
 conducted business in a RITA municipality, an annual return is               Amended      Returns: 
 required whether or not you have tax due. If you are a resident of           If you are filing an amended return, check the appropriate box on the 
 a  RITA  municipality  and  you  had  no  taxable  income,  file  an         top of page one of the return.  State why you are filing an amended 
 exemption    electronically  using  FastFile  or  MyAccount  at              return in the space provided or attach documentation to the Form 37.  
 ritaohio.com. 
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 Residency    Status in RITA Municipalities:                                   Fellowships,  grants  or  stipends  paid  to  a  graduate  or 
 Please select the box that best applies to your specific situation:            undergraduate are taxable in the full amount except that amounts 
                                                                                allocated in writing for tuition, books and laboratory fees shall be 
  • Full-Year:  Check this box if you lived in one or more RITA                 excluded. 
    municipalities for all of 2023.                                            Self-employment,  farm  income  and  a  partner’s  share of Part-Year:  Check this box if you lived in a RITA municipality              a partnership’s income. 
   
    for part of 2023.                                                          Rents and  lottery/gambling winnings      . Non-Resident:  Check this box if you did NOT live in a RITA                Employer provided supplemental  unemployment benefits 
 
    municipality for any part of 2023.                                          (sub pay).  
City/Village/Township      of Residence:                                       Income from grazing, oil and gas rights. 
 Please complete the City/Village/Township of Residence section                Stock options and nonqualified deferred compensation plans 
 on Page 1 of Form 37 for the physical location of your residence,              to the extent  they are taxable as provided by ordinance. See Stock 
 including address, municipality or township, state and zip code for            Options and Non-Qualified Deferred Comp list at ritaohio.com 
 the entire tax year through the date you file this return.     If  you         for exceptions . 
 moved  during that time period,  provide  the  effective date of 
 each  move and the  corresponding  address,  municipality  or                 See Individual FAQs-Taxable/Nontaxable Income list at ritaohio.com 
  township, state and zip code in the boxes provided.                           for more information    on taxable income. 
 In order to properly calculate your tax, the city/village/township is       Warning: T axa bl e  Income  is subject to verification by       the 
 required  to be provided  .  It is important that you list the physical     IRS. Non-reporting or underreporting of income         will result 
 location of your residence, not the municipality listed in your mailing     in  the imposition  of  penalty  and interest as provided by local 
 address.   For  example,  if you use Columbus as your  mailing              ordinance. 
 address, but you live in Grove City or Upper Arlington, list Grove 
 City or Upper Arlington, not Columbus.  The same holds true if you          Non-Taxable Income: 
 live in the Cleveland, Dayton or Cincinnati area, and use one of            Income not taxed by municipalities includes: interest (1099-
  those municipalities for your mailing address.                             INT),   dividends     (1099-DIV),     Social     Security,   pensions,  
 If you moved out of a RITA municipality, with no intent to return           c om pe ns a t i on     pai d      t o    pr ec i nc t      el ec t i o n
 and will maintain your current mailing address as your address of           o f f ic i a ls     up to $1,000,  workers  compensation,  public 
 record,  enter  your  new  physical  location  in  the  City/               assistance,  state unemployment compensation,  active  service  and 
 Village/Township box.                                                       reserve  military  pay,  alimony  receipts,  and in most municipalities 
                                                                             income earned by individuals under 18 years of age.    See  the  RITA 
 Required Documentation:                                                     Municipalities section at   ritaohio.com   for detailed municipality 
                                                                              information. 
 You  must  include  copies  of  all  W-2  form(s),  th e  fi rs t  t wo  
 p ages  of your  IRS  For m  1040 , inc luding Federal                      Rounding   to Whole Dollars: 
 Sc hedule 1,  and an y  1099-NEC, 1099-MISC,  K-1  forms,                   Rounding   to whole dollars is permitted. 
 Federal Schedules C, E and F filed with your federal tax return. 
 If you are claiming a credit for taxes you paid directly  to  another       Signature(s):   
 municipality (not through employer withholding),  you must  include         Each taxpayer must sign the tax return. If you are filing a joint return, 
 a  copy  of  that municipality’s   completed  tax  form  as  proof  of      both  taxpayers  must  sign  the  tax  return.  If someone other than 
 payment of tax. RITA may request additional information in order            the taxpayer prepares this tax return, the preparer must provide the 
 to verify your municipal income tax return.         NOTE:  Failure  to      information  requested on the tax return. 
 include  the  proper  verification  of  the  amounts  stated  on  the 
 return  or  to  provide  relevant  documentation  upon  request              Section A Wage and Other W-2 Income: 
 may  affect  amounts  of taxable   income and/or allowable credit.          NOTE: Section  A  should  be  used  by  residents  (including  part-
  
 Taxable Income includes but is not limited to:                              year residents) of RITA municipalities. Non-residents who earned 
                                                                             wages  in  a  RITA  municipality  from  which  their  employer  did  not 
    Qualifying wages include:  Wages, salaries, commissions,                withhold all or part of the RITA municipality tax due should also use 
     severance  pay,  self-employment  wages  reported  on  a W-2,           Section A and complete Schedule K (Form 37), Line 34. 
     other compensation  including  fees,  sick  pay,  bonuses  and          List  your W-2  wages, W-2G winnings and the  tax  withheld  in 
     tips  whether  or  not  your  W-2  form  shows  this  income  as        Columns  1-6  of Section A.  Each  W-2/W-2G  must  be  listed  in  a 
     taxable for local tax purposes.  Your contributions to     retirement   separate  row.  If you moved during the year or your municipality had a 
     plans,  annuities,  deferred  compensation,            401(k)  or       mid-year  tax  rate  change,  allocate  your  income (and  related 
     individual  retirement  accounts  are  taxable  whether  or  not        withholding)  before  and  after each event.  If  you  were a resident 
     your  W-2  form  shows  this  income  as  taxable  for local            of a RITA municipality for only part of the  year,  you  may  exclude 
     purposes.  For  most  taxpayers,  qualifying  wages  cannot  be         f r om  S ec t i on  A  the income you earned while a  non-resident, 
     less  than  Medicare  wages  (Box 5  of  the  W-2 form).  For           unless it was earned in a different RITA municipality to which there 
     taxpayers receiving  income  related  to  stock  options,  this         will be tax due.  Be sure to indicate the date(s) when the income was 
     income may be included in federal wages (Box 1)  but not                earned  or the date(s) of winnings in Column 6.  
     in  Medicare wages (Box 5), but  is  still  considered 
     qualifying wages and must be included as taxable income.                Column  1:    Enter winnings reported to you on  W-2G, or  the 
                                                                             Qualifying Wages you earned from each of your employers.  
                                                                            
   S-Corporation Distributive  Share Income:            Shareholder’s      
    distributive shares that do not represent wages are generally 
    not  taxable  and  should not be reported on Form 37. Refer to 
     instructions for Schedule J (Line 26), Schedule P, and Worksheet R.  
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  Column  2:  Enter  the  total  amount  of  local/municipal income Column  A:   List  each  separate  W - 2/ W - 2G   income 
  tax withheld from your wages/winnings for the municipality where            earned  outside  your  resident  municipality  (from  Section  A, 
  you worked or won.    Do not include any  school district taxes             Column  1).  NOTE:  If  a  wage was  not fully withheld at the tax 
  withheld from your wages. If you have received or applied for               rate of the workplace municipality, or a portion of tax withheld from 
  a refund of any tax withheld from your wages you must                       your wages was refunded to you, your credit may be further limited.  
  reduce the amount of withholding you report in this column Column B:    List the Credit Rate for your resident municipality.  
  by the refund amount.                                                       The Credit  Rate for  your  resident  municipality  can be found at 
  Column  3:  Enter  the  residence  tax  your  employer  withheld            ritaohio.com. 
  from your wages for the municipality where you lived, if any. Do Column  C:   Multiply  each  separate  W -2  or  W -2 G   income 
   not include any school district tax withheld from your wages.              by  your  resident  municipality’s  Credit  Rate  from  Column  B. 
                                                                              These  are  the  maximum  amounts  of  tax  paid  to  your  work 
  Note for Columns 2 and 3: If you work out of state, you may be              municipality for which your resident municipality gives you credit. 
  subject to local county income tax.  Generally, no credit is given 
  for  county  income  taxes  paid.    However,  there  are  some          •  Column  D:   List  the  work  municipality  tax  actually  paid or 
  municipalities  that  may allow a credit for payment of out of state        withheld.    
  county income taxes. Please see  RITA Municipalities section at          •  Column E: Take the smaller of the two amounts from  Column C 
  ritaohio.com for detailed municipality information.                         or D and enter the amount in Column E.  If applicable,  enter 
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  Column  4:    Indicate  the  name  of  the  municipality  where  you        amount from Worksheet L, Row 17, Column 7 in the 2  last row.  
  physically worked, or won.  This  information may appear on                 Total Column E and place the total in Page 2, Section B, Line 
                                                                              5b.  
  your W-2/W-2G form(s).                                                   
                                                                          Line 5c:    Enter  the  lesser  amount  from  Line  5a  or  5b  (enter  the 
  Column  5:  Indicate the name of the municipality where you lived.       smaller amount). 
  Column  6:  If  your  wages  were  not  earned  throughout the 
  entire  calendar  year,  or  you  moved,  indicate  the  from/through   Line 6:  Multiply  Line  5c  by  the  Credit  Factor  of  your  resident 
  dates in which the wages were earned. If you had lottery/gambling       municipality. T he  Credit  Factor  for  your  resident  municipality 
  winnings, enter the date of winnings shown in Box 2 of your form         can be found online at ritaohio.com. 
   W2-G.                                                                  Line  7a  –  Tax  Withheld  for  Resident  Municipality:  Enter  the 
                                                                          amount  of  tax  withheld  by  your  employer  for your  resident 
  Section B Tax Calculation:                                            municipality, if any (do not include any school district tax).  For wages 
  If  you  have  non  W-2  income  to  report  or  owe  tax  to  a  RITA  earned outside the  resident municipality, Line  7a  s houl d not  
  municipality  other  than  your  resident  municipality,                exceed  the  product  of  those  wages  times  the  resident 
  complete Schedules J, K, and/or P before  you complete Section          municipality  tax  rate,  minus  the  credit  as  calculated on 
  B.  Section B, Lines 1 through 9 do not apply to taxpayers              Line 6.  (If Line 7a does exceed this amount, complete Form 10A to apply 
  who were  not  RITA  residents  at  any  time  during  the  tax         for a refund or credit.)  
   year, and who are completing Schedules J and/or K      .               Line 7b Tax Paid by Partnerships/S-Corporations/Trusts to 
  Line 1a – Total W-2/W-2G Wages:       Enter your total W-2 wages        Your RESIDENT MUNICIPALITY:           Use Worksheet R on page 5 
  and W-2G winnings from Section A, Column 1.                             of the Form 37 to calculate the allowable credit for tax paid by 
   
  Line 1b – Income from Schedule J: If you operate a business as           the entity to your RITA Resident Municipality.     
  a sole proprietor, own rental property, operate a farm and/or you       To receive credit for net profit taxes paid by partnerships, S-Corps or 
  are  a  partner  in  a  partnership or shareholder in a Subchapter      Trusts, include a copy  of  p a ge  2  your  Federal Schedule E, and 
  S-Corp., enter the  total of  your  taxable income  not  reported on    a list of municipalities paid. 
  a W-2 form from Schedule J, Line 29. If the amount on Schedule          
  J, Line 29 is negative, enter -0- on this line.  See  the    S-Corp     Line 8:  Add Lines 6, 7a and 7b.  Enter the results on Line 8. 
                                                                          
  Treatment list at ritaohio.com for detailed municipality Subchapter     Line 9:  Subtract Line 8 from Line 3.  Enter the results on Line 9. 
                                                                          
  S-Corp. treatment.                                                      Line 10:Enter any tax due to a RITA municipality from Schedule K, 
  Line 3: Multiply Line 2 by the Tax Rate of your resident municipality.  Line 34. 
                                                                           
  Tax  Rates can be found online at    ritaohio.com.                      Line 11:Enter any tax due to a RITA municipality from Schedule J, 
  Line 4a – Tax Withheld for Workplace Municipality:       Enter  the      Line 33. 
  total  tax  withheld  from  Section  A,  Column  2. Do  not  include 
  withholding for your resident municipality or school district on this   Line 12 – Total Tax Due RITA:  Add  Lines  9,  10  and  11. Enter  the 
                                                                          results on Line 12.  If Line 12 is less than zero,  your employer 
  line .  Do not include any amounts that are refunded to you.            may  have  overwithheld  tax  on  your  W-2  form.  To  receive  a 
  Line 4b – Direct Payments from Schedule K:  Enter the amount            refund for over withholding, a  Form  10A  must  be  completed  in 
  from  Schedule  K,  Line  37,  if  applicable.     DO NOT LIST          addition  to  your  Individual  Tax  return,  Form  37.  When  you  file 
  ESTIMATED         PAYMENTS           FOR    YOUR        RESIDENT        a Form 10A, the amount of tax withheld reported in Section A, 
  MUNICIPALITY  ON LINE 4B.  ESTIMATED PAYMENTS ARE                       Columns 2 or 3 of Form 37 must be reduced by the amount claimed 
  REPORTED ON LINE 13.                                                    on the  refund request. You can obtain forms at    ritaohio.com  or by 
   
  If your resident city/village has a Credit Rate of 0%, enter -0-        calling any one of the RITA offices.  Before  filing    Form  10A,  be 
  on Line 5b, 5c and  Line 6 and go to Line 7a.  You do not need          sure  the  correct  wage  amount  was  used.  In  general, 
  to complete the Credit Rate Worksheet.                                  municipal  taxable  wages  are  the  greater  of  the  Medicare 
                                                                          taxable  wages  (Box  5)  or  local  taxable  wages  (Box  18)  from 
  Line 5b Credit Rate: Use the Credit Rate Worksheet on Page 2          the W-2 form.  
  of Form 37 or a separate sheet of paper to calculate your tentative     Line 13 – Estimated Payments:        Add  your  2023  estimated  tax 
  credit  on Line 5b.                                                     payments  and  enter  the  sum  on  Line  13.  Do  not  include 
                                                                          payments  made  in   2023 for a previous tax year. 
   
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 Line 14 – Credit from Prior Year:  Enter any credit from the prior                        Line  20b  –  Estimated Taxes  Due  With  Return:        Enter  the  first 
 year.   You can verify the amount of estimated tax payments and                           quarter 2024 estimate (1/4 of Line 20a) or full estimate (Line 20a). 
                                                                                            
 credits  on  your  account  by  logging  into  MyAccount  at                         
 ritaohio.com  or  using  the  automated  system  available 24                             Payment:  If you owe tax as shown on Line 22,      pay online using 
                                                                                           FastPay or  MyAccount  at    ritaohio.com  to  avoid  processing 
 hours  a day by calling 440.526.0900 or 1.800.860.7482.                                   delays.    If you are not paying online please make check or money 
 Line 16 – Balance Due: If Line 15 is less than Line 12, subtract                          order for the amount due payable to RITA and attach the payment to 
 Line 15 from Line 12.  Enter  the  difference  on  Line  16.  If the                      the front of your return.  A fee will be charged to your account for a 
 amount is $10.00 or less, enter -0-.         THE  BALANCE DUE MUST                        dishonored check or a check/electronic debit that is unable to be 
 BE PAID TO RITA WHEN YOU FILE THIS RETURN.                                                processed.    Additionally,  you  understand  and  agree  that  we  may 
 ADDITIONALLY  YOU  MUST  PAY  AT  LEAST                               1/4  OF  YOUR       collect a returned item processing fee as allowed by State Law.   
 ESTIMATED         2024  TAX  LIABILITY  (SEE LINE 20).                                    Schedule J Instructions: 
 Line 17 – Overpayments:             If  Line  15  is  greater  than  Line  12,            Use Schedule J to report net profits or net losses from the operation 
 subtract  Line  12  from  Line 15. Enter the difference on Line 17.                       of a business as a sole proprietor, rental property you own, or the 
 NOTE: LINE 17 MAY  NOT  BE  SPLIT  BETWEEN  A CREDIT                                      operation of a farm.  Also use Schedule J if you have pass-through 
                                                                                           income from a partnership, S-Corp. or trust in your RITA Resident 
  AND  A REFUND.                                                                           Municipality.  If you are not a resident of a RITA municipality, do not 
 Lines 18 and 19: If  you  have  an  overpayment  on  Line  17  and                        report pass-through income from a partnership, S-Corp., or trust.  
 you  want  your  overpayment  credited  to  2024,  enter  the  full 
 amount from Line 17 on Line 18. If you want your overpayment                              If you moved between one RITA municipality and another during the 
 refunded  to  you,  enter  the  full  amount  from  Line  17  on  Line                    year you will need to allocate your non-wage income and report 
                                                                                           that  amount  on  Schedule  J, and provide a separate worksheet 
  19.  Amounts $10.00 or less will not be refunded.                                         listing effective dates of income allocation.   
 Line 20a – 2024 Estimated Taxes:  If you anticipate owing $200 
 or more in municipal income tax, you must estimate your taxes and                         RITA  RESIDENTS  WITH  PASS-THROUGH  INCOME  ONLY: 
 make quarterly payments as your income is earned.  You may use                            Schedule P and  Worksheet R supplement Schedule J and/or 
 the  amount  on Line  12 as  your  estimate.  Otherwise,  you  may                         Worksheet L.   
 complete Worksheet 1 – Estimated Tax Computation (see below).                                Use Schedule P if pass-through income/loss was earned in any 
 If your estimated payments are either less than 90% of the tax due,                          non-resident,  taxing municipalities.  
 or not equal to or greater than your prior year’s  total tax liability 
 (Line 12), you will be subject to penalty and interest.                                      Use Worksheet R if you are a resident of a RITA Municipality and 
                                                                                              you need to calculate the tax paid by the pass-through to your 
 If Line 20a is left blank, an estimate will be calculated by RITA and                        RITA Resident Municipality.   
 if the total amount is $200 or more, you will receive a bill  for                          
 estimated payments.  If you fill in a total estimate less than $200                       What  Constitutes Net Profits:    Net profits shall be  determined  on 
                                                                                           the basis of the information used for federal    income  tax  purposes, 
 on  Line 20a, you will also receive a bill for estimated payments.                        adjusted to the requirements of the ordinance of a RITA  municipality. 
 If estimated payments are  made on  a joint  account, and the                             Expenses  attributable  to  nontaxable  income  are  not  deductible. 
 taxpayers file separately for the subsequent year, the payments                           Gains  and  losses  from  the  sale  or  exchange  of capital assets to 
 will remain on the account of the primary taxpayer from the joint                         the extent recognized as capital gains or  losses  for  federal  income 
 account unless the amount to apply to each taxpayer’s separate                            tax  purposes are  generally not to be considered in arriving at net 
 account  is allocated in writing by the taxpayers.                                         profits. 
 Worksheet 1 – Estimated Tax Computation:                                                  How to Treat a Net Loss:  Beginning with losses incurred in 2017, a 
 If  you  are  not  a  resident  of  a  RITA  municipality,  skip               to Line 9  net operating loss may be carried forward for 5 years.    No  portion  of 
 of Worksheet 1.                                                                           a net operating loss shall be carried back against net profits of any 
     RITA Municipality Resident Section:                                                   prior year.  No portion of a net operating loss shall be used to offset 
 
1.   Estimated total taxable income for 2024.                                              W-2 income. 
2.   Multiply Line 1 by the 2024 resident municipality tax rate.                            
                                                                                           For Tax Year 2023, only two RITA municipalities allow a net operating 
3.   Tax expected to be withheld or paid to your work municipality.                        loss to be carried forward greater than five (5) years for tax years 
     Multiply each separate income earned outside your resident                            beginning prior to 1/1/17; JEWETT allows a net operating loss to be 
4.   municipality by the Credit Rate of your resident municipality and                     carried  forward  for a  maximum  of  seven  (7)  years for tax years 
     provide the total here.                                                               beginning prior to 1/1/17 and MCDONALD allows a net operating loss 
     Multiply Line 3 or 4, whichever is less, by the Credit                                to be carried forward for a maximum of ten (10) years for tax years 
5.   Factor of your resident municipality.                                                 beginning prior to 1/1/17. 
6.   Tax expected to be withheld for resident municipality.                  
                                                                                           Follow the column descriptions:  
7.   Add Lines 5 and 6.                                                                      
                                                                                              Use Column 1      to report net profits or net losses applicable to 
     Subtract Line 7 from Line 2.  If total is $200 or more, enter this                        your RITA Resident Municipality ONLY.   
8.   amount in Section B, Line 20a.  If amount is less than $200                              Use Column 2to report net profits or net losses fornon-taxing 
     and you would like to make estimated payments, enter total of 
     Line 8 in Section B, Line 20a.                                                            Municipalities ONLY.  Multiple non-taxing municipalities should 
     Non-Resident Section:                                                                     be   combined to report one total for each Line of Column 2.  
                                                                                              Use  Columns 3-6       to report  net  profits  or  net  losses  from 
  9. Estimate your total income expected to be earned in  a RITA 
     municipality and not be withheld on by an employer.                                       operating a  business as a  sole  proprietor,  owning rental 
     Multiply Line 9 by the RITA workplace municipality tax rate.  If total                    property, or operating a farm in any other taxing jurisdictions. 
10.  is $200 or more, enter this amount in Section B, Line 20a.  If 
     amount is less than $200 and you would like to make estimated 
     payments, enter total of Line 10 in Section B, Line 20a. 
 
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  Line  23:  List  all  income/loss  from  Federal  Schedule  C.  If  you   Calculate tax due on Workplace Income by completing Lines 30 
  operate  your  business  in  more  than  one  municipality,  you  must    through 33.  
  allocate  your  income  between  each  applicable  municipality  in        
  Columns 1 through 6.  Attach additional copies of  Schedule J if you      Line 30  Workplace Loss  Carryforward:            If  you had a  net 
  need more columns. Also attach a copy  of your Federal Schedule           operating  loss  carryforward  in your workplace  municipality (the 
  C and any supporting schedules.  Schedule C net profits may not           municipality in which your non-wage income was earned) from Tax 
  be  reduced  by  any additional  allowable federal deductions,            Year 2022,  en te r the amo u nt  o n th is Li ne .       NOTE: A net 
                                                                            operating loss carryforward in a work plac e m unic ipality can 
   such as one-half self-employment tax.                                    only offset a gain within the same workplace municipality. Beginning 
  Line 24 – Rental Income/Loss: List all rental income/loss and/or          with losses incurred in 2017, a net operating loss may be carried 
  income/loss from the production of an oil or gas well and mineral         forward for 5 years.   For Tax Year 2023, only two RITA municipalities 
  rights  from  Federal Schedule E,  Part  I  as  reportable  for  federal  allow a net operating loss to be carried forward greater than five (5) 
  purposes.   Attach  a  copy  of your Federal Schedule E  and any          years for tax years beginning prior to 1/1/17; JEWETT allows a net 
  supporting schedules.   If you have rental property located  in  a        operating loss to be carried forward for a maximum of seven (7) years 
  RITA  municipality,  you  are  considered to be engaged in a              for tax years beginning prior to 1/1/17 and MCDONALD allows a net 
  business activity and the  net income is subject to tax whether or        operating loss to be carried forward for a maximum of ten (10) years 
  not you are a  resident  of  a  RITA  municipality.  If  you  own         for tax years beginning prior to 1/1/17. 
  rental property in more than one municipality, each  municipality 
  should be listed separately in Columns 1-6 as applicable.  If you own     Line 31 – Net Taxable Workplace Income:  Subtract Line 30 from 
  rental property and are a resident  of a RITA  municipality, you           Line 27 for Columns 3-6.   
  will  be  subject  to  the  tax on the net  income of  such rental        NOTE:  Do not complete  Lines 32 and 33 if  the  workplace 
  regardless of the location of that rental property.                       location is a non-RITA municipality. 
  Line 25 – Other Taxable Income (or Loss):    List all other non W-        Line 32 – Workplace Tax Rate: If any of the municipalities listed in 
  2  income  such  as  farm  income/loss  reported  on  Federal             Columns 3 through 6 are RITA municipalities, enter the tax rate for 
  Schedule  F,  1099  non-employee compensation  or 1099                    each  RITA  municipality  on  Line  32.  Tax rates  can  be found at 
  miscellaneous income  not  reported  on  Federal  Schedule  C,             ritaohio.com. If Line 31 is zero or less, do not enter a tax rate.   
  director  fees,  and  ordinary gains and losses reported on Federal 
  Form  4797.  Make  sure  to  put  the  amount  earned  in  each           Line 33 – Municipal Tax Due RITA:   
                                                                              
  municipality  in the proper columns. Attach schedules detailing all         If Line 31 is a loss enter -0-, otherwise, multiply Line 31, Columns 
  amounts   reported on this line.                                              3 through 6 by the corresponding tax rate on Line 32. 
  Line    26  –  Pass-Through  Income/Loss  (Partnership/S- 
  Corp./Trust):  For pass-through income  earned in  your       RITA          If Line 33 is $10.00 or less, enter -0-. 
                                                                                
  Resident Municipality, enter the total of partnership/S-Corp./trust         For Column 7: Total Line 33, Columns 3 through 6 and enter on 
  income from Federal Schedule E in Column 1.  For pass-through                 Page 2, Section B, Line 11. 
  income earned in non-taxing locations, enter the total of                    
  partnership/S-Corp./trust  income  from  Federal  Schedule  E  in         NOTE: If  you are a resident of a RITA municipality, and  your 
  Column 2.  If you are a   resident of a RITA municipality      and        resident  municipality  allows  credit  for  tax  paid to other 
  earned pass-through income in  taxing  municipalities other               municipalities,  fill  out  Worksheet  L  on  Form 37,  Page 4  to 
  than your RITA Resident Municipality, complete Schedule P.                allocate schedule income/loss and calculate potential credit for 
  If you are not a resident of a RITA municipality, you do not report       your  resident municipality.  
  pass-through  income from a partnership, S-Corp., or trust to RITA.       Schedule K Instructions:  
  S-Corp.  distributive  shares  that  do  not  represent  wages  are       Line 34:   Complete Line 34 if you earned W -2 income in a RITA 
  generally not taxable and should not be reported on Form 37.              municipality  from  which  no  municipal  income  tax    was withheld. 
  There  are  municipalities  that  have  exceptions  to  this               
  rule,     see  t h e    S - C o r p .  T r ea t men t      l i st   at    Multiply  W-2 wages  earned in  a RITA  municipality by the tax  rate 
  ritaohio.com.  for  detailed  municipality  Subchapter  S-Corp.           for that municipality. Go to ritaohio.com for the tax rates for RITA 
                                                                            municipalities. NOTE:   Do  not  use  Line  34  if  your  wages  were 
  treatment.                                                                earned in your resident municipality. Enter the total tax due on Line 
  Line  27 Current Year Workplace Income/Loss:                            34 and on Page 2, Section B, Line 10. 
     For Columns 1-2, total Lines 23 through 26.                            
     For Columns 3 through 6, total Lines 23 through 25.                   Line  35:  Complete  Line  35  if  you  earned  wages  in  a  non-RITA 
     For Column 7, add each total (Columns 1-6 across).                    municipality  and  you  filed  and  paid  the  tax due  to  that 
                                                                            municipality.  Proof  of  payment  may  be  required.  Multiply  W-2 
 Line 28 Prior Year Loss Carryforward:  If you are a resident of a        wages earned in a non-RITA municipality     by the tax rate for that 
 RITA municipality and you reported an overall net loss for tax year        municipality.  Enter the tax  rate  of  the  non-RITA  municipality on 
 2022, enter the amount on this Line. For Tax Year 2023, only two           Line 35. 
 RITA municipalities allow a net operating loss to be carried forward        
 greater than five (5) years for tax years beginning prior to 1/1/17;        Line 36:  Enter the amount from Worksheet L, Row 14, Column 7. 
 JEWETT  allows a  net  operating  loss  to  be  carried  forward  for a    Line 37:  Total Lines 34 through 36, and enter on Page 2, Section B, 
 maximum of seven (7) years for tax years beginning prior to 1/1/17         Line 4b.   NOTE:  Include Schedule K entries, Lines 34-35, on the 
 and  MCDONALD allows a net operating loss to be carried forward            Credit Rate Worksheet on the bottom of Page 2.  
 for  a  maximum  of  ten (10) years for tax years beginning prior to 
 1/1/17.  
  
 Line 29 – Net Resident Taxable Income: Add Column 7, Line 26 
 and Line 27 and subtract Line 28.   
  
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 Worksheet L Instructions:                                                 Schedule P Instructions – For RITA Residents Only:  
 Worksheet L is designed to allocate gains and losses to compute           Use Schedule P if  you have  pass-through income  in taxing 
 tax due and calculate potential credit to your resident municipality.     municipalities other than your RITA Resident Municipality.  Attach a 
 If you were a resident of a RITA municipality in 2023 and had any         copy of  your Federal Schedule E and any supporting schedules.  
 combination of gain and loss in more than one municipality, you           Each partnership, trust  and  S-Corp. payment will be reconciled 
 must complete this Worksheet.  Do not complete Worksheet L if you         against the credit claimed.  Credits for partnership, trust and S-Corp. 
  were a non-resident of a RITA municipality for all of 2023.              payments will be  calculated  on an entity  by entity  basis not  in 
 Start with your completed Schedule J from Form 37, Page 3.                aggregate  for the municipality.  To determine the  apportioned 
 List the name of your resident municipality (Column 1) and list           partnership income to report, each reported tax paid amount should 
 each location  where income/loss  was earned.          If  you have       be divided by the tax  rate  in the  municipality  the income is 
 pass-through income/loss for taxing municipalities other than             apportioned to.  If the “taxed” income is less than the total income, 
 your RITA Resident Municipality, you must complete Schedule 
                                                                           the difference is entered on Schedule J, Column 2, Line 26, and the  
 P before you can complete Worksheet L. 
                                                                           income subject to tax is entered on Schedule P. 
 Row W      From Schedule J, Line 27, list each CURRENT YEAR              
 WORKPLACE        INCOME.                                                  Line  26a:   List  all  partnership  income  earned  in  a  non-resident, 
 Row P     For Column 2, enter the GAIN from Schedule P, Line 5,          taxing municipality (both RITA and non-RITA municipalities).   
 Column 7.  For Columns 3-6, enter the GAIN from Schedule P, Line          Line 26b:    List all S-Corp. income earned in a non-resident, taxing 
 4 or LOSS from Schedule P, Line 26d.                                      municipality  (both RITA and non-RITA municipalities).   
 Row T – Add Rows W and P for the Net Taxable Workplace Income             Line 26c:    List all trust  income earned in a non-resident, taxing 
 (Current year  Workplace Income/Loss AND Non-Resident  Pass-              municipality  (both RITA and non-RITA municipalities).    
 Through    Income.) 
 Row 1 - Enter Gains:     If the “Current Year Workplace Income” on        Line 26d:    Add Lines 26a, b and c.  For Column 7, add Line 26d 
 Row T is a gain, enter the amount in this row and total across to         across - this represents the total current year non-resident pass-
                                                                           through income/loss.  Enter the Column 7, Line 26d total on Page 
  Column 7.                                                                 3, Schedule J, Column 7, Line 26.  
 Row 2 - Enter Losses: If the “Current Year Workplace Income” on 
 Row T is a loss, enter the amount in this row and total across to         Line 1:  For each municipality (both RITA and non-RITA) listed in 
                                                                           Columns 3-6, enter the applicable tax rate.  
 Column    7.                                                               
 Row  3:     From Schedule  J,  Line 28, enter the  Prior Year Loss        Line 2:   If Line  26d  is a GAIN, multiply Line 26d by Line 1 to 
 Carryforward    in Column 7.                                              calculate potential residence tax due on current year non-resident 
                                                                           pass-through income.   
 Row    4:  Add Column 7, Rows 2 and 3.                                     
 Row 5:  For each gain shown in Row 1, divide the gain by the total        Line 3:  Enter the tax paid by your partnership/S-Corp./Trust to each 
 of all gains in Column 7  of Row  1,  and enter the result as a            municipality on the taxpayer’s  share of that income.  
 percentage    in the corresponding column on Row 5.                       Line 4:   If Line 3 is less than Line 2, divide Line 3 by Line 1 to 
 Row 6:     Multiply the total loss from Row 4, Column  7 by each          calculate the income eligible for credit.  Otherwise, enter the amount 
 percentage shown in Row 5, Columns 1-6.  Enter the result on Row          from Line 26d.  Enter each Line 4 total on Worksheet L, Row P, 
 6 in the corresponding Column, 1-6.  This amount is the apportioned        Columns 3-6.    
  loss.                                                                    Line 5:  Subtract Line 4 from Line 26d.  Add total across to Column 
 Row 7:Subtract the apportioned loss in Row 6 from the gain in Row          7.  Enter total on Worksheet L, Row P, Column 2.  
 1.   Note:    If  you  have  pass-through  income  in your  RITA          Worksheet R Instructions – For RITA Residents Only:  
 Resident Municipality in Column 1, Row 7, ENTER that amount               Use Worksheet R if you are a resident of a RITA municipality and you 
  on Worksheet R, Column 1, Row 6.                                         need to calculate the tax paid by the partnership to your RITA Resident 
 Row 8:Enter the Net Taxable Workplace Income from Schedule J,             Municipality.  
  Line 31.  Do not enter amounts that are less than zero.                  Row  1:  Enter GAIN ONLY from Schedule J, Column 1, Line 23.  
 Row 9:Add the amount in Row P to the amount in Row 8 and enter            Row  2:  Enter GAIN ONLY from Schedule J, Column 1, Line 24.  
 the total on Row 9. If the amount is less than zero, enter -0-. 
                                                                           Row 3:  Enter GAIN ONLY from Schedule J, Column 1, Line 25.  
 Row    10: Enter the lesser of Row 7 or Row 9.                             
 Row 11: If Row 8 multiplied by the workplace tax rate is $10.00 or         Row 4:  Enter GAIN ONLY from Schedule J, Column 1, Line 26.  
 less, divide Row W by Row T and then multiply the result by Row           Row 5:  Add Rows 1-4.  This total is used to compute the GAIN 
 10.   Otherwise, enter -0-.                                               percentage to enter in Column 2 - Divide each amount in Rows 1-4 
 Row 12: Subtract Row 11 from Row 10.  If amount is less than zero,        by Row 5, Column 1 and enter each percentage in the applicable 
  enter -0-.                                                               Row  in Column 2.  
 Row 13: For Columns 3-6, enter tax rate for workplace municipality        Row 6:  Enter the amount from Worksheet L, Row 7, Column 1 
  listed.                                                                  ONLY.   This is the total gain, offset by allocated loss.   
 Row 14:  Multiply Row 12 by Row 13.  This is the tax due to the           Row 7, Column 1:          Multiply Row 6, Column 1  by the Gain 
 workplace city on non W-2 workplace income after allocation of the        Percentage   from Row 4, Column 2.  
  apportioned loss, for purposes of the resident tax credit calculation.   Row  7, Columns 2-3:        Enter the tax rate of your Resident 
 Row 15:If amount on Row 14 is greater than zero, enter the amount          Municipality and multiply this rate by Row 7, Column 1.   
 from  Row 12.                                                             Row 7, Column 4:        Enter the pass-through entity payments made 
 Row 16:       Multiply Row 15  by the Credit Rate of the resident         to your RITA Resident Municipality  on the taxpayer’s share of the 
  municipality.                                                             pass-through entity’s income.   
 Row 17: Compare the amounts on Row 14 to the amounts on Row               Row 7, Column 5:  Enter the lesser of Row 7, Column 3 or Row 7, 
 16.  Enter the lesser of these two amounts onto Row 17 and total          Column  4 and enter on Page 2, Line 7b.     
 across in Column 7.  Enter the amount from Column 7 in Column E           
 of the 2 ndlast row on the Credit Rate Worksheet on Page 2. 
 
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