Ohio Code § 5747.18

Ohio Code § 5747.18. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 5747.18.

The tax commissioner shall enforce and administer this chapter.  In addition to any other powers conferred upon the commissioner by law, the commissioner

may: (A) Prescribe all forms required to be filed pursuant to this chapter; (B) Adopt such rules as the commissioner finds necessary to carry out this chapter; (C) Appoint and employ such personnel as are necessary to carry out the duties imposed

upon the commissioner by this chapter. Any information gained as the result of returns, investigations, hearings, or verifications

required or authorized by this chapter is confidential, and no person shall disclose

such information, except for official purposes, or as provided by section 3125.43 , 4123.271 , 4123.591 , 4141.163 , 4141.28 , 4507.023 , 5101.182 , or 5703.21 of the Revised Code , or in accordance with a proper judicial order.  The tax commissioner may furnish the internal revenue service with copies of returns

or reports filed and may furnish the officer of a municipal corporation charged with

the duty of enforcing a tax subject to Chapter 718. of the Revised Code with the names,

addresses, and identification numbers of taxpayers who may be subject to such tax.  A municipal corporation shall use this information for tax collection purposes only.  This section does not prohibit the publication of statistics in a form which does

not disclose information with respect to individual taxpayers.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5747.18
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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