West Lafayette, Ohio municipal income tax
Tax year 2026 · collected by RITA
1.5%
West Lafayette taxes wages and net profits at 1.5%. The tax is administered by the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) (municipality code 817). On $50,000 of wages earned in West Lafayette, that's $750 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 West Lafayette, withhold 1.5% of their qualifying wages for West Lafayette. Short stays in another municipality can be treated differently; check with RITA before you change withholding.
West Lafayette residents who pay tax to the city where they work get a credit of 100% of that tax, limited to 0.75% of the wages. If the credit doesn't fully cover West Lafayette's 1.5%, residents owe the difference, and some employers withhold it as a courtesy.
Other RITA municipalities at 1.5%
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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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