Mount Vernon, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by City of Mount Vernon Income Tax Department
2%
Mount Vernon taxes wages and net profits at 2%. The tax is administered by City of Mount Vernon Income Tax Department. On $50,000 of wages earned in Mount Vernon, that's $1,000 a year.
What employers withhold
Ohio employers withhold municipal income tax for the city or village where the employee works. If an employee works in Mount Vernon, withhold 2% of their qualifying wages for Mount Vernon. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with the city tax office before you change withholding.
Mount Vernon residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 50% of that tax, limited to 1% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover Mount Vernon's 2%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Details
- Credit for tax paid to another city not to exceed 1% (factor derived as 50%).
Other self-collecting municipalities at 2%
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Sources
- City of Mount Vernon Income Tax · data as of January 1, 2026 · last checked October 9, 2026
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