City Tax Information

• R.I.T.A. - discontinuing automatic mailing of tax forms

• Tax Administrator Rules and Regulations
• City of Beachwood Tax Ordinance
• R.I.T.A. eServices (32K PDF) - Free online municipal tax services 

2011 Budget Report (2.01MB PDF)	2011 Community Report (12.27MB PDF)	2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (1.74M PDF)

Revenue Sources

Income Tax Facts

• Taxes are collected by R.I.T.A. Income tax forms are available at www.ritaohio.com.
• Tax Rate is 2.0% (effective January 1, 2011)
• 100% credit for residents working in another municipality
• Tax based on earned income
• Dividends, pensions and interest are not taxed

Property Tax

• Rate established by city is 4 mills
  • (4 mills = $4/$1000 of assessed value)
• County auditor establishes market value
  • assessed value = 35% of market value
• Values are updated every 3 years
• All property is re-evaluated every 6 years
• City portion of the tax rate has not increased in more than 10 years
• Questions, call the county auditor’s office

Requirements to Qualify for Homestead Exemption

• Age 65 and older, or permanently and totally disabled under age 65
• Surviving spouse of Homestead recipient, age 59-64
• Total annual income of applicant and spouse is $23,000
• Own and reside in home or manufactured home as of Jan. 1st in year of application
• First Monday in June is deadline to apply

Automatic Tax Credits

• 2.5% credit for owner occupied property
• 10% rollback credit for owner occupied property

Disbursements

Please refer any questions about City Tax to the City of Beachwood Finance Department by phone at (216) 292-1913 or by e-mail at finance@beachwoodohio.com.