Ohio Business Gateway Electronic Filing

General Tax Information

New Ohio statute, R.C. 5739.029, provides that motor vehicle dealers collect Ohio sales tax when selling a vehicle(s) to a resident of a state where that state charges sales tax to Ohio residents, or to residents of other countries. For a temporary time period from August 1, 2007 until June 30, 2008, the tax collected on sales of vehicles to residents of Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, South Carolina and Washington will be paid directly to the State of Ohio through OBG Electronic Filing, instead of the County Clerks of Courts. After July 1, 2008, the tax will be paid to the Clerk of Courts as done with all other motor vehicle transactions.

After completing the online form and providing any required ACH payment information, OBG Electronic Filing sends the tax data and payment information directly to ODT and provides the taxpayer with a confirmation of the filing.

Required Information

First time filers will need the following:

• Dealer Permit Number (and DBA, if applicable)
• Dealer Description (Optional)
• Vendor License Number
• County in which the Dealership is located

Information required to file a return also includes:

• Dealer Permit Number
• Reporting Period (note: you can not file a report for a period until after the period has ended)
• For each applicable state in which you made a sale:
• Number of nonresident vehicle sales
• Total taxable sales price
• Total tax collected

Making Payments

There are two (2) options to make payments online as you file the dealer non-resident motor vehicle sales tax return.

• ACH debit – You will be asked to supply your banking information on OBG Electronic Filing after you have created and chosen to file your report(s). ACH debit payments for Dealer Non-Resident Auto Taxes may not be scheduled to a future date. In order to pay by ACH debit you will need the following information:
• Checking or savings account routing number
• Checking or savings account bank account number
• ACH credit – After you file your return on OBG Electronic Filing, you must initiate ACH credit payments directly with your bank. For more information on how to make an ACH credit payment, visit the Ohio Treasurer of State's website after you have completed filing on OBG Electronic Filing. When prompted for payment information on OBG Electronic Filing, you must indicate that you are paying $0. Your return will still be filed, but your filing will not be complete until you have made payments for any amount due.

How to Get Help

ODT is ready to help you and offers several resources where you can get answers to your Ohio tax questions.

• To receive additional support by phone, please contact ODT through OBG Electronic Filing's help desk at 1-866-OHIO-GOV.
• ODT's website provides additional information regarding all Ohio taxes administered by ODT.
• Online help text is also available to assist you as you complete your filing(s) on OBG Electronic Filing.