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6012 - OHIO: PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX 

Included in the budget bill, (HB 66, 2005), was a provision to phase out all components of the tangible personal property tax -- inventory, furniture and fixtures, and machinery and equipment -- over a four-year period beginning in 2006. 

TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE CHANGES

 UNDER AM. SUB. HOUSE BILL 66 - EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005

Tax Year Inventory Machinery & Equipment Furniture & Fixtures
2005 23% * Existing: 25% * 25% *
2006 18.75%

New: Not taxable

Existing: 18.75%

18.75%
2007 12.5% New: Not taxable

Existing: 18.75%

12.5%
2008 6.25%

New: Not taxable

Existing: 18.75%

6.25%
2009 No Tax No Tax No Tax
2010 No Tax No Tax No Tax
* Same as 2004 rates

For history buffs, we have included the long history of the Association's efforts to eliminate personal property tax in FastFacts #6012a.

-- April 2006