Ohio business filing dates, 2027
State-level due dates for businesses filing in Ohio. Every line links to the official page it came from, with the date that page was read. Where no official source has been verified, the line says so instead of showing a date.
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Income / franchise tax return
2 datesThe annual return for the business’s tax year, and in franchise-tax states the report that keeps the entity in good standing. Which form and which date depend on the entity type and the tax year. Where the source grants an extension, it extends the time to file; the source says whether it also extends the time to pay.
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Pass-through entity withholding return (IT 1140)calendar-year S corporation or partnershipSource text“The IT 1140 must generally be filed by the 15th day of the fourth month following the end of the entity’s taxable year. For taxpayers with a January 1 through December 31 taxable year, the return is due on April 15.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toA qualifying pass-through entity files the IT 1140 by the 15th day of the 4th month after its taxable year ends (April 15 for calendar-year filers). | Due ruleIT 1140: 15th day of the 4th month after the tax year endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrieveddam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/v1768508046/tax.ohio.gov/communications/publications/annual_reports/2025annualreport.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Pass-through entity returns (IT 4708 composite / IT 4738 electing)S corporation or partnershipSource text“(A) In addition to the other returns required to be filed and other remittances required to be made pursuant to this chapter, every qualifying entity or electing pass-through entity that is subject to the tax imposed by section 5733.41, 5747.38, or 5747.41 of the Revised Code shall file an annual return as follows: (1) For a qualifying entity, on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the end of the entity's qualifying taxable year; (2) For an electing pass-through entity, on or before the fifteenth day of April following the end of the entity's taxable year that ends in the preceding calendar year.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “IT 1041 - Annual IT 4708 - Annual IT 4738 - Annual | April 15”verbatim · tax.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toA calendar-year pass-through entity that must withhold Ohio tax for a nonresident owner (IT 4708) or has elected the Ohio pass-through entity tax (IT 4738) files by April 15: Ohio law sets the 15th day of the 4th month after the qualifying taxable year for a qualifying entity, and April 15 after a taxable year ending in the preceding calendar year for an electing entity. Which return applies is the preparer's call. Fiscal-year filers are not covered (the two dates differ). A weekend or holiday date moves to the next business day. | Due ruleIT 4708 / IT 4738: April 15 of the year after the calendar year endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.42 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved tax.ohio.gov/help-center/resources/duedates (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
No Ohio corporation franchise taxSource text“The corporation franchise tax is repealed for tax years 2014 and after (see Amended Substi tute House Bill 510, 129th General Assembly). The 2013 franchise tax report (based on taxable year ending in 2012) was the last report that corporation franchise taxpayers filed.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 | Applies toOhio's corporation franchise tax is repealed for tax years 2014 and after; Ohio has no general corporate income tax (see the commercial activity tax). | Due ruleNo date: see the source text | 2027 dates— | Source · retrieveddam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/communications/publications/brief_summaries/2013_Brief_Summary/2013_Brief_Summary_Ohio_Taxes.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Estimated tax
4 dates · 1 not dated yetInstallments paid during the year toward the year’s tax. Whether a business must pay them depends on its expected liability, which this page cannot know; the lines show when installments fall due for those who must.
Why no dates: Every date shown here is checked against its official source.
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Pass-through entity estimated payments (IT 1140 / IT 4738)calendar-year S corporation or partnershipSource text“IT 1140 and IT 4738 Filers: Estimated payments are due on: ● The 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year; ● The 15th day of the 7th month of the tax year; ● The 15th day of the 10th month of the tax year; ● The 15th day of the 1st month following the end of the tax year. If a due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the payment is due the next business day.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toA pass-through entity making IT 1140 or IT 4738 estimated payments pays by the 15th day of the 4th, 7th and 10th months of the tax year and the 1st month after it; a weekend or holiday date moves to the next business day. | Due rule1st estimate: 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year; 2nd estimate: 15th day of the 7th month of the tax year; 3rd estimate: 15th day of the 10th month of the tax year; 4th estimate: 15th day of the month after the tax year endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrieveddam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/v1762982551/tax.ohio.gov/forms/ohio_individual/individual/2025/itsd2210.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
| Individual estimated tax (IT 1040ES)calendar-year Schedule C filer | Applies toAn individual (including a sole proprietor) paying Ohio estimated tax pays by the 15th day of the 4th, 6th and 9th months of the tax year and the 1st month after it; a weekend or holiday date moves to the next business day. Covered for the 2025 tax year, the year of the IT/SD 2210 instructions quoted. | Due ruleUnsupported | 2027 datesAuthority for 2026, 2027 not yet published; no date is shown until it is. | Source · retrievedNo verified source on file |
Withholding
17 datesReturns and deposits of income tax withheld from employees’ wages. The agency assigns each employer a deposit frequency, usually from its past liability, so the dates differ by frequency.
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Employer withholding payments (IT 501)monthly withholding filerSource text“(3) Except as required by divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, if an employer's actual or required payments were more than two thousand dollars during the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of June of the preceding calendar year, the employer shall make the payment of undeposited taxes for each month during which they were required to be withheld no later than fifteen days following the last day of that month. The employer shall file the return prescribed by the tax commissioner with the payment. (4) Except as required by divisions (B)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, an employer shall make the payment of undeposited taxes for each calendar quarter during which they were required to be withheld no later than the last day of the month following the last day of March, June, September, and December each year. The employer shall file the return prescribed by the tax commissioner with the payment. (C)”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “(2) Except as required by division (B)(1) of this section, an employer whose actual or required payments under this section were at least eighty-four thousand dollars during the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of June of the preceding calendar year shall make the payment of undeposited taxes within three banking days after the close of a partial weekly withholding period during which the employer was required to deduct and withhold any amount under this chapter.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toBy payments in the 12 months ending June 30 of the prior year: more than $2,000, monthly, within 15 days after each month; otherwise quarterly, by the last day of the month after each quarter. Partial-weekly payers ($84,000 or more) are not dated here. | Due ruleIT 501: 15 days after the month endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.07 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Employer withholding payments (IT 501)quarterly withholding filerSource text“(3) Except as required by divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, if an employer's actual or required payments were more than two thousand dollars during the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of June of the preceding calendar year, the employer shall make the payment of undeposited taxes for each month during which they were required to be withheld no later than fifteen days following the last day of that month. The employer shall file the return prescribed by the tax commissioner with the payment. (4) Except as required by divisions (B)(1), (2), and (3) of this section, an employer shall make the payment of undeposited taxes for each calendar quarter during which they were required to be withheld no later than the last day of the month following the last day of March, June, September, and December each year. The employer shall file the return prescribed by the tax commissioner with the payment. (C)”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “(2) Except as required by division (B)(1) of this section, an employer whose actual or required payments under this section were at least eighty-four thousand dollars during the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of June of the preceding calendar year shall make the payment of undeposited taxes within three banking days after the close of a partial weekly withholding period during which the employer was required to deduct and withhold any amount under this chapter.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toBy payments in the 12 months ending June 30 of the prior year: more than $2,000, monthly, within 15 days after each month; otherwise quarterly, by the last day of the month after each quarter. Partial-weekly payers ($84,000 or more) are not dated here. | Due ruleIT 501: last day of the month after the quarter endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5747.07 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Annual withholding reconciliation (IT 941)Source text“Ohio IT 941 Annual Reconciliation of Income Tax Withheld: To reconcile the Ohio income tax withheld and payments for the entire calendar year. Employers are required to file by January 31st of the following tax year or no later than 15 days after the discontinuation of the business.”verbatim · tax.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toAn employer the preparer attests withholds Ohio income tax files the IT 941 annual reconciliation by January 31 of the following year (or within 15 days after the business is discontinued, not dated here); a weekend or holiday date moves to the next business day. The IT 3 transmittal is not dated here: an employer that uploads its W-2s through OH|TAX eServices does not file a paper IT 3. | Due ruleIT 941: January 31 of the year after the calendar year endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedtax.ohio.gov/business/employer-withholding (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Unemployment insurance
UnsupportedEmployer contribution and wage reports for unemployment insurance: the state program, and FUTA at the federal level.
Why no dates: No official source confirmed yet for Ohio's unemployment insurance report due dates.
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| Unemployment insurance | Applies toShown once verified | Due ruleUnsupported | 2027 datesNo official source confirmed yet for Ohio's unemployment insurance report due dates. | Source · retrievedNo verified source on file |
Sales and use tax
18 datesReturns for sales and use tax collected under a permit. The agency assigns each permit holder a filing frequency; the dates differ by frequency.
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Sales and use tax return (UST 1)semiannual filerSource text“(2) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, any sales tax, seller's use tax, or consumer's use tax return must be filed on or before the twenty-third day of the month following the end of the reporting period.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “Semi-annual Filers - Vendors whose tax liability is less than $1,200 per six-month period may file and pay their sales taxes semi-annually. Such returns are due by the 23rd day of the month following the close of each semi-annual period for the tax collected during the preceding six-month period. • January 1 through June 30 - return and payment are due on or before July 23rd. • July 1 through December 31 - return and payment are due on or before January 23.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toMonthly filers file by the 23rd of the month after the reporting period. Semiannual filers (under $1,200 of tax per six months) file by July 23 for January to June and January 23 for July to December. A 23rd on a weekend or holiday moves to the next business day. | Due ruleUST 1 (January to June): July 23 of the year the calendar year begins; UST 1 (July to December): January 23 of the year after the calendar year beginsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-5703-9-13 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/documents/Small_Business_Tax_Guide_2026.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Sales and use tax return (UST 1)quarterly filerSource text“(2) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, any sales tax, seller's use tax, or consumer's use tax return must be filed on or before the twenty-third day of the month following the end of the reporting period.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “Semi-annual Filers - Vendors whose tax liability is less than $1,200 per six-month period may file and pay their sales taxes semi-annually. Such returns are due by the 23rd day of the month following the close of each semi-annual period for the tax collected during the preceding six-month period. • January 1 through June 30 - return and payment are due on or before July 23rd. • July 1 through December 31 - return and payment are due on or before January 23.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toMonthly filers file by the 23rd of the month after the reporting period. Semiannual filers (under $1,200 of tax per six months) file by July 23 for January to June and January 23 for July to December. A 23rd on a weekend or holiday moves to the next business day. | Due ruleUST 1: 23rd day of the month after the quarter endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-5703-9-13 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/documents/Small_Business_Tax_Guide_2026.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Sales and use tax return (UST 1)monthly filerSource text“(2) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, any sales tax, seller's use tax, or consumer's use tax return must be filed on or before the twenty-third day of the month following the end of the reporting period.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “Semi-annual Filers - Vendors whose tax liability is less than $1,200 per six-month period may file and pay their sales taxes semi-annually. Such returns are due by the 23rd day of the month following the close of each semi-annual period for the tax collected during the preceding six-month period. • January 1 through June 30 - return and payment are due on or before July 23rd. • July 1 through December 31 - return and payment are due on or before January 23.”verbatim · dam.assets.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toMonthly filers file by the 23rd of the month after the reporting period. Semiannual filers (under $1,200 of tax per six months) file by July 23 for January to June and January 23 for July to December. A 23rd on a weekend or holiday moves to the next business day. | Due ruleUST 1: 23rd day of the month after the month endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-5703-9-13 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/tax.ohio.gov/documents/Small_Business_Tax_Guide_2026.pdf (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Annual report
UnsupportedThe annual or biennial report an entity files with the Secretary of State (or its equivalent) to stay in good standing. Some are keyed to the month the entity was formed.
Why no dates: No official source confirmed yet for Ohio's annual report due date.
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| Annual report | Applies toShown once verified | Due ruleUnsupported | 2027 datesNo official source confirmed yet for Ohio's annual report due date. | Source · retrievedNo verified source on file |
Entity tax or fee
4 datesEntity-level taxes and fees separate from the income return, such as an LLC’s annual tax or fee.
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Commercial activity tax quarterly returnSource text“(A) Not later than the tenth day of the second month after the end of each calendar quarter, every taxpayer shall file with the tax commissioner a tax return in such form as the commissioner prescribes.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 “The time within which an act is required by law to be done shall be computed by excluding the first and including the last day; except that, when the last day falls on Sunday or a legal holiday, the act may be done on the next succeeding day that is not Sunday or a legal holiday. When a public office in which an act, required by law, is to be performed is closed to the public for the entire day that constitutes the last day for doing the act or before its usual closing time on that day, the act may be performed on the next succeeding day that is not a Sunday or a legal holiday as defined in this section.”verbatim · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-24 | Applies toA person the preparer attests is a commercial activity taxpayer (taxable gross receipts above the exclusion amount) files a return by the 10th day of the 2nd month after each calendar quarter (May 10, August 10, November 10, February 10); a weekend or holiday date moves to the next business day. | Due ruleCAT quarterly return: 10th day of the 2nd month after the quarter endsIf this date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Ohio legal holiday, it moves to the next business day — Ohio Rev. Code §1.14. Not every such holiday is compiled: Any day appointed and recommended by the Governor or the President as a holiday (§1.14(L)) is not listed, nor is any other day the public office is closed to the public (the office-closure sentence).codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.14 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved · Ohio Rev. Code §1.14 | 2027 dates
State legal holidays are not compiled: if this date is a state holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day. | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5751.051 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Commercial activity tax registrationSource text“(B) Not later than thirty days after a person's taxable gross receipts for a calendar year first exceed the exclusion amount, each person subject to this chapter shall register with the tax commissioner on the form prescribed by the commissioner.”verbatim · codes.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 | Applies toFor a person the preparer attests has taxable gross receipts above the commercial activity tax exclusion amount and that is not yet registered for the CAT: registration is due within 30 days after its receipts first exceed the exclusion in a calendar year. A person already registered has nothing to do here. Shown as information; no date is generated. | Due ruleNo date: see the source text | 2027 dates— | Source · retrievedcodes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5751.04 (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Due-date rules
no fixed dateThe conventions other lines cite: how a date on a weekend or holiday moves, and how a disaster declaration postpones deadlines.
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Weekend and holiday due datesSource text“Note: If a due date falls on a weekend or holiday, the due date is the next business day.”verbatim · tax.ohio.gov · retrieved 2026-09-23 | Applies toAn Ohio Department of Taxation due date on a weekend or holiday moves to the next business day. | Due ruleNo date: see the source text | 2027 dates— | Source · retrievedtax.ohio.gov/help-center/resources/duedates (official source, opens in a new tab)retrieved |
Dates are computed from the linked pages as they read on each retrieval date. Agencies change their pages, and the IRS postpones deadlines after disasters; confirm with the source before filing.
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