Ohio Code § 718.88

§ 718.88.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “ Combined tax liability ” means the total amount of a taxpayer's income tax liabilities to all municipal corporations

in this state for a taxable year. (2) “ Estimated taxes ” means the amount that the taxpayer reasonably estimates to be the taxpayer's combined

tax liability for the current taxable year. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, every taxpayer shall make

a declaration of estimated taxes for the current taxable year, on the form prescribed

by the tax commissioner, if the amount payable as estimated taxes is at least two

hundred dollars. (2) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, a taxpayer having a taxable

year of less than twelve months shall make a declaration under rules prescribed by

the commissioner. (3) The declaration of estimated taxes shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day

of the fourth month after the beginning of the taxable year or on or before the fifteenth

day of the fourth month after the taxpayer becomes subject to tax for the first time. (4) The tax commissioner may waive the requirement for filing a declaration of estimated

taxes for any class of taxpayers after finding that the waiver is reasonable and proper

in view of administrative costs and other factors. (C) Each taxpayer shall file the declaration of estimated taxes with, and remit estimated

taxes to, the tax commissioner at the times and in the amounts prescribed in division

(C)(1) of this section.  Remitted taxes shall be made payable to the treasurer of state. (1) The required portion of the combined tax liability for the taxable year that shall

be paid through estimated taxes shall be as follows: (a) On or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month after the beginning of the taxable

year, twenty-two and one-half per cent of the combined tax liability for the taxable

year; (b) On or before the fifteenth day of the sixth month after the beginning of the taxable

year, forty-five per cent of the combined tax liability for the taxable year; (c) On or before the fifteenth day of the ninth month after the beginning of the taxable

year, sixty-seven and one-half per cent of the combined tax liability for the taxable

year; (d) On or before the fifteenth day of the twelfth month of the taxable year, ninety per

cent of the combined tax liability for the taxable year. (2) If the taxpayer determines that its declaration of estimated taxes will not accurately

reflect the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year, the taxpayer shall increase

or decrease, as appropriate, its subsequent payments in equal installments to result

in a more accurate payment of estimated taxes. (3)(a) Each taxpayer shall report on the declaration of estimated taxes the portion of the

remittance that the taxpayer estimates that it owes to each municipal corporation

for the taxable year. (b) Upon receiving a payment of estimated taxes under this section, the commissioner

shall immediately forward the payment to the treasurer of state.  The treasurer shall credit the payment in the same manner as in division (B) of section 718.85 of the Revised Code . (D)(1) In the case of any underpayment of estimated taxes, the tax commissioner may add

to the taxes an amount determined at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code upon the amount of underpayment for the period of underpayment, unless the underpayment

is due to reasonable cause as described in division (E) of this section.  The amount of the underpayment shall be determined as follows: (a) For the first payment of estimated taxes each year, twenty-two and one-half per cent

of the combined tax liability, less the amount of taxes paid by the date prescribed

for that payment; (b) For the second payment of estimated taxes each year, forty-five per cent of the combined

tax liability, less the amount of taxes paid by the date prescribed for that payment; (c) For the third payment of estimated taxes each year, sixty-seven and one-half per

cent of the combined tax liability, less the amount of taxes paid by the date prescribed

for that payment; (d) For the fourth payment of estimated taxes each year, ninety per cent of the combined

tax liability, less the amount of taxes paid by the date prescribed for that payment. (2) The period of the underpayment shall run from the day the estimated payment was required

to be made to the date on which the payment is made.  For purposes of this section, a payment of estimated taxes on or before any payment

date shall be considered a payment of any previous underpayment only to the extent

the payment of estimated taxes exceeds the amount of the payment presently due. (3) All amounts collected under this section shall be considered as taxes collected under sections 718.80 to 718.95 of the Revised Code and shall be credited and distributed to municipal corporations in accordance with section 718.83 of the Revised Code . (E) An underpayment of any portion of a combined tax liability shall be due to reasonable

cause and the penalty imposed by this section shall not be added to the taxes for

the taxable year if any of the following apply: (1) The amount of estimated taxes that were paid equals at least ninety per cent of the

combined tax liability for the current taxable year, determined by annualizing the

income received during the year up to the end of the month immediately preceding the

month in which the payment is due. (2) The amount of estimated taxes that were paid equals at least one hundred per cent

of the tax liability shown on the return of the taxpayer for the preceding taxable

year, provided that the immediately preceding taxable year reflected a period of twelve

months and the taxpayer filed a municipal income tax return for that year.