Tax preparation for Strongsville, OH residents

Federal, Ohio and Strongsville city returns, prepared together. Elena Rusakovich, an IRS-registered tax preparer (PTIN), prepares returns for individuals, families and small businesses in Strongsville from our office in Brunswick, about 15 minutes away. We’re open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, and every day from 8 am to 9 pm from January 1 to April 15. Book online or call (440) 212-9613.

Strongsville city income tax: the short version

• Rate: 2.0% for 2026.
• Who collects it: RITA, the Regional Income Tax Agency. The city doesn’t collect it itself. Your Strongsville return is a RITA Form 37.
• Who files: Every Strongsville resident aged 18 or over files with RITA each year, whether or not tax is due: a Form 37 return or, if none of your income is taxable, a Declaration of Exemption. Residents under 18 are exempt from the tax and don’t need to file. Retirees with no taxable income file the exemption only once.

Work outside Strongsville? You may still owe Strongsville

Strongsville’s credit is 75% of the tax you pay to the city where you work, counted up to 2.0% of that income.

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

• Cleveland withholds its 2.5%: $1,500.
• Strongsville’s tax on the same pay is 2.0%: $1,200.
• Strongsville’s credit: $900.
• You still owe Strongsville $300, unless your employer also withholds Strongsville tax for you.

The same $60,000 of wages earned in other nearby cities, and what you’d still owe Strongsville after its credit:

Where you work	Its city tax rate	Still owed to Strongsville
Cleveland	2.5%	$300
Middleburg Heights	2.0%	$300
Berea	2.0%	$300
Brunswick	2.0%	$300
North Royalton	2.0%	$300

School district income tax

The Strongsville City School District has no school district income tax, and none of the school districts based in Cuyahoga County charges one in 2026.

What’s different about Strongsville

Strongsville is one of the few RITA cities that credits only 75% of the tax you pay to the city where you work, so most residents who work in another city still owe Strongsville something each year. Strongsville has collected its tax through RITA since 1972.

Strongsville has about 45,600 residents (Census Bureau, 2025 estimate), and nearly a quarter of them, 24.2%, are 65 or older. If your only income is Social Security and pensions, you owe Strongsville nothing, but you still file with RITA, using the Declaration of Exemption. Working residents average a 25.5-minute commute, and for anyone whose job is in another city, the 75% credit decides what is left to pay Strongsville.

What Ohio law sets for Strongsville

Ohio law sets these for Strongsville as for every other city. The tax covers wages, including your 401(k) contributions, plus self-employment and net rental income, but not Social Security or pensions. Returns are due April 15; a federal extension moves the filing date but not the payment date. If you expect to owe $200 or more, you make estimated payments during the year. Our guide explains these rules.

What we do for Strongsville clients

We prepare your federal, Ohio and Strongsville city return (RITA Form 37) together, and set up estimated payments when your Strongsville tax isn’t withheld at work. We also handle small business returns and bookkeeping, in English, Russian and Ukrainian. Here’s what to bring to your appointment.

Getting here from Strongsville

Our office is at 3126 Paxton Dr, Brunswick. From central Strongsville it’s about 7 miles, around 15 minutes by car.

More on city income tax: Live in one Ohio city and work in another · Working from home and city income tax. Nearby: Middleburg Heights · Berea · Brunswick.

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This page summarises information published by RITA 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, tax year 2026 · RITA 2025 Form 37 instructions · RITA: Strongsville member page · RITA: Do I need to file? · Ohio school district income tax list, 2026 · Ohio Department of Taxation, find your school district · U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Strongsville · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 718. Checked 2026-10-13.