ATTENTION:

This notification as of 4-23-2025 is regarding your personal check submitted for payment of your Lorain City income taxes. Please allow us up to five weeks for processing. Once your payment has been processed, you will see the reflection in your bank account. To avoid duplicate payments or potential discrepancies, we kindly request that you refrain from making any further adjustments to your checkbook records related to this payment.

City of Lorain Income Tax Online Payments

We accept online income tax payments only. (We do not accept utility payments/ County property tax payments.) Your balance due will not be available until your return has been processed.  IF YOU ARE HAVING A ISSUE MAKING PAYMENT FOR 2024 BALANCE SELECT 4TH QUARTER ESTIMATE OR CALL THE OFFICE WE CAN TAKE PAYMENT OVER THE PHONE.

Lorain County Treasurer's Property Tax Online Payments

All property tax bills and payments must be made directly through the Lorain County Treasurer’s Office. To make a property tax payment online, please visit:
https://payments.municipay.com/oh_lorain

We appreciate your patience and cooperation. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office at 440-204-1002.

Sincerely,

Terri Soto

Lorain City Treasurer

Mission Statement

To administrate and collect taxes on behalf of the City of Lorain as directed by the city ordinance efficiently and accurately

To provide a high level of service while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality

Important Income Tax Notice

Pursuant to the passage of Amended Substitute House Bill 5 in December 2014, new State mandated municipal income tax guidelines have been established, effective with tax years beginning January 1, 2016. Chapter 718 of the Ohio Revised Code can be found online. Please reference this document to determine how the new, state-mandated, changes affect your municipal taxable income. Important information on Paper and Electronic Media W-2 Reporting Requirements online.

Online Payments

We now accept online payments. Your balance due will not be available until your return has been processed.  Balances are current as of 2-13-2026.

Please make sure you have your File # when accessing the online payments.  If you are unable to process a payment using this procedure, it may be because your account has not been initiated in our system or the account has been turned over to our collection agency.

We accept the following types of payments:

Money orders, Cash, Credit cards ($4.00 Fee) (VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, AMERICAN EXPRESS)

All property tax bills and payments must be made directly through the Lorain County Treasurer’s Office. To make a property tax payment online, please visit:
https://payments.municipay.com/oh_lorain

Our balance due bill is a standard letter and is not written for each individual.  Please call the office, and we will be happy to help you understand your bill.

The City of Lorain Does Not Accept Electronically Filed Tax Returns. If you use an online program for your Federal and State returns, any city return prepared by the program is not received by Lorain.

On December 27, 2016, at a special call meeting, legislation was passed to reduce our tax credit. Our rate is still 2.50% for 2017, but our credit for working outside Lorain has changed. We now only give credit to up to 2% of other cities with holdings. That means anyone who works in a city where the tax withheld is more than 2% will only get 2% of that amount credited to them. This change will not affect your 2016 tax return that is due April 18, 2017.

Tax Rate

Lorain’s tax rate is 2.5% (effective January 1, 2013).

Tax Credit

Prior to January 1, 2017, the tax credit was 100% up to 2.5%.

Effective January 1, 2017, the tax credit allowed is 2.0% given for taxes paid to other cities.

Declaration of Estimated Tax

Estimated tax payments are required by the City of Lorain if the tax liability exceeds $199.99. These payments are due as follows:

• First Quarter - April 15th
• Second Quarter - June 15th
• Third Quarter - September 15th
• Fourth Quarter - January 15th

Non-payment of estimated taxes may result in penalty and interest being charged. 

Ohio Business Gateway

Employers have the option of making Lorain city withholding tax reports and payments via the Ohio Business Gateway. For more information, please visit the Ohio Business Gateway or contact our office at 440-204-1002.

Contact Information for Our Collection Agencies

Ohio Attorney General

P.O. Box 89471

Cleveland, Oh 44101

888-871-8838

Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co. L/P.A.

1000 Superior Ave. Suite 1100

Cleveland, Oh 44113

866-368-6500 or 216-771-6500

Schuerger Law Group

1001 Kingsmill Parkway

Columbus, Oh 43229

855-277-7798 or 614-732-0720

City of Cleveland Central Collection Agency (CCA)

The City of Lorain Income Tax Department has entered into a contract with the City of Cleveland Central Collection Agency (CCA) to use federal income tax information to identify potential taxpayers for the City of Lorain.  CCA will be mailing letters to taxpayers in a green envelope on CCA letterhead.  If you receive a letter, you will need to follow the directors and/or contact CCA with any questions.

Please do not ignore this letter; this is a valid attempt to identify if you should be filing tax returns with the City of Lorain Income Tax Department.