Earnings Tax Department

E-File your return here

Register your Business

         (2025 Individual Return Form)                              (2025 Business Return Form)

           (2026 Monthly WH Forms)                                      (2026 Quarterly WH Forms)

The City of Norwood's Earnings Tax Department is open Monday - Friday with processing times of        8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Our office is available to assist you by telephone, email, fax, or in person on a walk-in first come first serve basis.

Documents and tax payments may also be dropped off in the "Water Drop Box" located on the Elm Ave. side of City Hall in an enveloped clearly marked with "Tax Department".
 
The due date for filing your City of Norwood Income Tax return is April 15 or the Federal due date.


Filing Requirements

The City of Norwood has a mandatory filing requirement. The earnings tax of 2.0% applies to all who are 18 years of age or older who live, work, operate or conduct business within the City of Norwood. ALL Norwood residents regardless of age, status or income level is required to file annually.

All non-residents engaged in business within the City of Norwood or has taxable income to the City of Norwood, whom were not fully withheld by an employer are required to file an Income tax return with the City of Norwood.

All non-residents who have sales, services performed or rental property within the City of Norwood are required to file a return regardless if tax is due.

 

  Documents needed for a complete return:

  • Copies of W-2’s from all employers
  • Copies of any 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC forms received
  • Copy of Federal 1040 Pages 1 and 2; Schedule 1; any attached schedules (e.g. Schedules C, E, or F)
  • Norwood Cover sheet with Taxpayers Name, SSN, Current Address, Telephone Number and E-mail Address

           ****ALL APPLICABLE NECESSARY FOR COMPLETE FILING*****

Tax Documents & Forms

Documents

  1. Rules and Regulations Effective January 1, 2016 (PDF)
  2. EFW2 Reporting for Municipal Income Tax - 2019 (PDF)
  3. Ordinance Number 38-2015 (PDF)
  4. Earnings Tax Rules and Regulations for Tax Years 2015 and Prior (PDF)

Current Year Forms

  1. New Business Form (PDF)
  2. Norwood Monthly WH 2026
  3. Norwood Quarterly WH 2026
  4. Norwood Individual Return 2025
  5. Norwood Business Return 2025
  6. Norwood Commercial Property Questionnaire
  7. Norwood Residential Property Questionnaire

Previous Years (if prior to 2018 is needed contact tax department)

  1. Norwood Reconciliation LCK 2025
  2. 2024 Norwood Business Return (PDF)
  3. 2024 Norwood Individual Return (PDF)
  4. 2023 Reconciliation and 2024 Quarterly WH Forms.PDF
  5. 2023 Reconciliation - 2024 Monthly WH Forms.PDF
  6. 2023 Business Return (PDF)
  7. 2023 Individual Return PDF
  8. 2022 Reconciliation - 2023 Monthly WH Forms
  9. 2022 Reconciliation and 2023 Quarterly WH Forms edit
  10. 2022 Business Return
  11. 2022 Individual Return
  12. 2021 Business Return Form
  13. 2021 Individual Return Form
  14. 2021 Reconciliation and 2022 Monthly WH Forms
  15. 2021 Reconciliation and 2022 Quarterly WH Forms
  16. 2020 Reconciliation and 2021 Norwood Monthly Withholding (PDF)
  17. 2020 Reconciliation and 2021 Norwood Quarterly Withholding (PDF)
  18. 2020 Individual Return (PDF)
  19. 2020 Business Return (PDF)
  20. 2019 Reconciliation and 2020 Norwood Quarterly Withholding (PDF)
  21. 2019 Reconciliation and 2020 Norwood Monthly Withholding (PDF)
  22. 2019 Individual Return (PDF)
  23. 2019 Business Return (PDF)
  24. 2018 Business Return (PDF)
  25. 2018 Individual Return (PDF)
  26. 2018 Reconciliation and 2019 Norwood Monthly Withholding (PDF)
  27. 2018 Reconciliation and 2019 Norwood Quarterly Withholding (PDF)

Changes Beginning Tax Year 2016

By October 31st of each year, the interest rate that will apply to overdue municipal income taxes during the calendar year will be posted herein, as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 718.27(F). The interest rate is calculated by adding 5 percentage points to the federal short-term rate (rounded to the nearest whole number percent) that was in effect during July of the current year, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 718.24(A)(5), and is applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016. Based on these requirements, the applicable interest is as follows:

Calendar YearApplicable RateMonthly Rate
20269%0.75%
202510%0.8333%
20248.0%0.67%
20237.0%0.5833%
20225.0%0.416667%
20215.0%0.416667%
20207.0%0.58%
20197.0%0.58%
20186.0%0.50%
20176.0%0.50%
20176.0%0.50%
20165.0%0.416667%
2015 and prior12%1%


Further Information

Codified Ordinances, Part One: Administrative Code, Title Nine: Taxation, Chapter 181