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                                   GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 
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CCA member municipalities follow the penalty and interest rates indicated in ORC 718. Penalty and
interest rates are available on our website at www.ccatax.ci.cleveland.oh.us. Failure to pay estimated tax 
payments totaling at least 90% of the current year tax due or 100% of the prior year tax due no later than 
15 days before the end of your tax year may result in penalty and interest charges for underpayment of 
estimated tax in accordance with ORC section 718.08. 
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regarding this return (ORC 718.05).
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http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/718 for more information. 
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Losses may be carried forward for a maximum of 5 years, or until exhausted, whichever is earlier.
Losses may not be carried back. Loss carryforwards for taxpayers paying multiple municipalities mustbe 
allocated in the same manner as taxable net profits. Failure to allocate loss carry forwards and/or failure 
to timely file all tax returns may result in the inability to determine any applicable loss carryfoward, 
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For taxable years beginning in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 you may only deduct net operating 
losses prescribed by ORC 718 for losses incurred in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.  

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The business allocation percentage formula is to be used by all entities and corporations doing business 
within and out of CCA municipalities. See ORC 718.02 for more information. 

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 1.  Use Schedule Y, Part A if business activity is conducted in more than one city.
 2.  Complete the loss carry forward schedule on the front of the tax return to allocate the loss.
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 and the sum is divided by two. 
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 CCA member municipalities.
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 community where the business was conducted or the property located. 
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 listing all required K-1 information).

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HEADING — Print or type the information in the spaces provided. 
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         on this line. 
/,1(   & —   Enter the amount of the allowable prior year loss carryforward. 
LINE 4The result of line 3-B less line 3-C is the income subject to the city income tax this year. 
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         COLUMN 2 — List taxable income from each city by line.
         COLUMN 3 — Find tax rate in Tax Rate Schedule for each city in which income was earned.  
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         COLUMN 7Column 4 less columns 5 and 6 which equals column 7a Net Tax Due. An  
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                               SCHEDULE INSTRUCTIONS 
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SCHEDULE X This Schedule is used to determine how much of the income per your attached federal 
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SCHEDULE Y Taxpayers doing business in more than one municipality must use Schedule Y to allocate 
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Determine the ratio of each municipality’s portion of the following: 
 (1)  Average original cost of real and tangible property used in the taxpayer’s trade or
     business, and owned, rented or leased by the taxpayer. To determine the value of rented or    
     leased property, multiply gross annual rental and/or lease payments by 8. 

 (2)  Total wages, tips and other employee and/or owner compensation deducted on the attached    
     federal tax return. 

 (3) Gross receipts from sales made and services performed, regardless of where made or performed. 

     Add the ratios obtained and divide by the number of ratios used to obtain the business 
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                                       TAX RATE SCHEDULE
                                                     CCA MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES

                                                           EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE
MUNICIPALITY              CODE .5%     .75%  1.0%    1.1%  1.15% 1.25%  1.3%  1.4% 1.5%    1.6%  1.65% 1.75% 2.0%     2.25% 2.5%   2.6% 2.75% 3.0%
Burton                    176                1-1-71
Clayton                   199                                                      1-1-04
Cleveland                 200  1-1-67        1-1-68                                3-1-79                    3-1-81         1-1-17
Dalton                    252                1-1-71
Elida                     276          4-1-06
Geneva-on-the-Lake        347                4-1-88                                9-1-12
Germantown                348                                    1-1-88            1-1-19
Grand Rapids              356                1-1-71
Grand River               357                                                      1-16-80                   3-1-92
Highland Hills            371                6-20-90                                                         1-1-91         1-1-99
Linndale                  420                7-1-70                                1-1-84                    7-1-97
Marble Cli                459                                                                                1-1-01
Mentor-on-the-Lake        495                1-1-69                                                          4-1-87
Montpelier                517                                                              1-1-12
Munroe Falls              533                1-1-71                                                          7-1-81   1-1-18
New Carlisle              534                7-1-99                                7-1-15
New Madison               538                1-1-08
New Miami                 539                                                                          1-1-85
New Paris                 541                10-1-12
North Baltimore           548                1-1-82
North Randall             560  7-1-67        7-1-68                                7-1-84                    9-1-92         7-1-97      1-1-09
Oakwood (Paulding County) 585                1-26-96
Obetz                     587                                                                                7-1-95         1-1-15
Orwell                    605  4-12-77       8-1-83                                1-1-18
Paulding                  640  1-1-01        1-1-14  7-1-20
Phillipsburg              659                                                      1-1-75
Pitsburg                  661                1-1-19
Riverside                 680                                                      1-1-02                                   1-1-22
Rock Creek                698                1-1-87
Russells Point            703                1-1-05
Seville                   722  1-1-77        7-1-80
Shreve                    755                1-1-71
South Russell             772                1-1-69              1-1-12
Union                     797                1-1-07                                1-1-20
Waynes ield               833                1-1-08
West Milton               835                4-1-70                                1-1-97
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Burton/Vill Twp           982                8-1-22
Clayton/Clay              984                                                      1-1-04
Emerald Park              993                                                                                1-1-02         1-1-17
Cleve/High Hills          995                                                                                10-23-95       1-1-99
Cleve/Warr Hts            998                                                                                               8-13-21
High Hills/Cleve          996                                                                                10-23-95       1-1-99
IX Center                 992                                                                                1-1-02         1-1-17
N. Baltimore              988                7-25-20
Prairie Obetz             981                                                                                               11-8-11






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