Tax preparation for North Olmsted, OH residents

Federal, Ohio and North Olmsted city returns, prepared together. Elena Rusakovich, an IRS-registered tax preparer (PTIN), prepares returns for individuals, families and small businesses in North Olmsted from our office in Brunswick, about 30 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.

North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted return is a RITA Form 37.
• Who files: Every North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted? The credit usually covers it

North Olmsted’s credit is a full credit for 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.
• North Olmsted’s tax on the same pay is 2.0%: $1,200.
• North Olmsted’s credit: $1,200.
• You owe North Olmsted nothing more: the credit covers the whole North Olmsted tax.

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

Where you work	Its city tax rate	Still owed to North Olmsted
Cleveland	2.5%	$0
Westlake	1.5%	$300
Berea	2.0%	$0
Avon	1.95%	$30
Middleburg Heights	2.0%	$0

School district income tax

The North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted

North Olmsted gives a full credit for tax paid to your work city, up to its 2.0% rate, so working in a city with a rate of 2.0% or more usually leaves nothing more to pay. North Olmsted has used RITA since 1972, and every resident aged 18 or over still files with RITA each year, even when nothing is owed.

North Olmsted has about 31,500 residents (Census Bureau, 2025 estimate), and its workers average a 23.9-minute commute. On $60,000 of wages, a job in Cleveland leaves nothing more to pay North Olmsted, while a job in Westlake, where the rate is only 1.5%, leaves $300 for North Olmsted.

What Ohio law sets for North Olmsted

Ohio law sets these for North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted clients

We prepare your federal, Ohio and North Olmsted city return (RITA Form 37) together, and set up estimated payments when your North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted

Our office is at 3126 Paxton Dr, Brunswick. From central North Olmsted it’s about 23 miles, around 30 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: Westlake · Berea · Avon.

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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: North Olmsted 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: North Olmsted · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 718. Checked 2026-10-13.