Tax preparation for Medina, OH residents

Federal, Ohio and Medina city returns, prepared together. ProTaxService prepares tax returns for individuals, families and small businesses in Medina. Our office is in Brunswick, about 20 minutes from Medina’s Public Square. Your return is prepared by Elena Rusakovich, an IRS-registered tax preparer (PTIN). We’re open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, and every day from 8 am to 9 pm during tax season (January 1 to April 15). Book online or call (440) 212-9613.

Medina city income tax: the short version

• Rate: 1.25%.
• Who collects it: RITA, the Regional Income Tax Agency. The city doesn’t collect it. Your Medina return is a RITA Form 37.
• Who files: every Medina resident aged 18 or over. You file either a return or, if none of your income is taxable, RITA’s Declaration of Exemption.
• Deadline: April 15. A federal extension automatically extends your Medina return to October 15, but any tax owed is still due on April 15.

Work outside Medina? You probably still owe Medina

This surprises a lot of people. Many cities give residents close to a full credit for tax paid where they work. Medina’s credit is 25% of its tax above 0.50%, so it can never be more than 0.1875% of your income.

An example: you earn $60,000 and work in Strongsville.

• Strongsville withholds its 2.0%: $1,200.
• Medina’s tax on the same pay is 1.25%: $750.
• Medina’s credit is 25% of the tax above 0.50%, which is 25% of $450: $112.50.
• You still owe Medina $637.50, unless your employer also withholds Medina tax for you.

If you expect to owe Medina $200 or more for the year, the city expects estimated payments during the year. We work this out when we prepare your return, so April doesn’t bring a surprise bill.

What Medina taxes, and what it doesn’t

• Taxed: wages, self-employment and business income, and net rental income. Your 401(k) and other retirement-plan contributions are taxed too, even though they’re not taxed on your federal return. RITA generally uses the Medicare wages figure (box 5) on your W-2.
• Not taxed: Social Security, pensions and other retirement benefits.

School district income tax

The Medina City School District has no school district income tax. If you live in the Cloverleaf Local School District, you owe Ohio’s school district income tax of 1% on earned income. It’s filed with the state, not with RITA, and we prepare it with your Ohio return.

What we do for Medina clients

• Individual tax returns: federal, Ohio and your RITA return for Medina, prepared together
• Estimated payments: we set them up when your Medina tax isn’t withheld at work
• Small business returns and bookkeeping: for Medina businesses and self-employed people
• Bookkeeping: monthly books and QuickBooks support

Here’s what to bring to your appointment. We work in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

Getting here from Medina

Our office is at 3126 Paxton Dr, Brunswick. From Medina’s Public Square it’s about 11 miles, around 20 minutes by W 130th St and OH-3.

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This page summarises information published by RITA, the City of Medina and the Ohio Department of Taxation and is provided for general guidance, not as tax advice for your situation. Rates and rules change — check the official pages, or ask us, before relying on any figure here.

Sources: RITA tax rates · Medina Codified Ordinances, Chapter 162 · City of Medina, Finance · Ohio school district income tax list, tax year 2026. Checked 21 September 2026.