Earned income includes items such as wages, tips, bonuses, rental income, profits or losses from a business or profession, and distributions from a partnership.  Examples of items that would be exempt from the income tax are interest, dividends, and receipts from social security, pensions, active military pay, unemployment compensation, alimony, annuities and income earned by individuals under the age of 18.

The City of Pataskala has contracted with the Regional Income Tax Agency (R.I.T.A.) to collect and administer the municipal income tax.  RITA has been administering municipal income tax collection services since 1971 and currently services over 173 municipalities statewide.

It is recommended that residents inform their employers of the new Pataskala income tax so that courtesy withholding by your employer may occur. Residents will receive a 2010 individual tax return by the end of December 2010. Each individual residing in Pataskala and is at least 18 years of age must file with the Regional Income Tax Agency.

If you are an employer, beginning July 1, 2010 you are required to withhold Pataskala municipal income tax at a rate of 1.0 % from all wages paid to employees working within the City of Pataskala.  The 2010 tax withholding forms will be mailed to you in the near future.

A formal notification letter will be sent to all residents and businesses within Pataskala by the Administration and R.I.T.A. in June further explaining the Pataskala income tax. 

If you have any questions regarding your City of Pataskala income tax, please feel free to contact the Finance Department at (740) 927-3167 or send your e-mails to Jason Carr, Finance Director at jcarr@ci.pataskala.oh.us or Janice Claprood, Finance Manager at jclapro@ci.pataskala.oh.us.   Please also consider visiting the RITA website Frequently Asked Question webpage at http://www.ritaohio.com/faqs/faqs.htm should you have any specific tax questions.