South Amherst, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA
1%
South Amherst taxes wages and net profits at 1%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 765). On $50,000 of wages earned in South Amherst, that's $500 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 South Amherst, withhold 1% of their qualifying wages for South Amherst. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.
South Amherst residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 0.1% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover South Amherst's 1%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Other RITA municipalities at 1%
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Sources
- Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), municipal tax rates table · data as of January 1, 2026 · last checked October 9, 2026
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