Tax preparation for Cleveland, OH residents

Federal, Ohio and Cleveland city returns, prepared together. Elena Rusakovich, an IRS-registered tax preparer (PTIN), prepares returns for individuals, families and small businesses in Cleveland from our office in Brunswick, about 35 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.

Cleveland city income tax: the short version

• Rate: 2.5% for 2026.
• Who collects it: the Central Collection Agency (CCA), which collects Cleveland’s income tax. Your return is the CCA Individual City Tax Form.
• Who files: Cleveland has mandatory filing: every resident files either the CCA Individual City Tax Form or an exemption certificate. Retirees and residents under 18 for the whole year use the exemption certificate.

Work outside Cleveland? The credit usually covers it

Cleveland’s credit is a full credit for the tax you pay to the city where you work, counted up to 2.5% of that income.

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

• Akron withholds its 2.5%: $1,500.
• Cleveland’s tax on the same pay is 2.5%: $1,500.
• Cleveland’s credit: $1,500.
• You owe Cleveland nothing more: the credit covers the whole Cleveland tax.

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

Where you work	Its city tax rate	Still owed to Cleveland
Akron	2.5%	$0
Lakewood	1.5%	$600
Parma Heights	3.0%	$0
Parma	2.5%	$0
Euclid	2.85%	$0

School district income tax

The Cleveland Metropolitan 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 Cleveland

Cleveland’s income tax is collected by the Central Collection Agency (CCA), which also collects for its other member cities. Filing is mandatory for Cleveland residents, so a retired resident still files, using the exemption certificate instead of a return. Cleveland gives a full credit, up to 2.5%, for tax paid to the city where you work.

What Ohio law sets for Cleveland

Ohio law sets these for Cleveland 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 Cleveland clients

We prepare your federal, Ohio and Cleveland city return (CCA Individual City Tax Form) together, and set up estimated payments when your Cleveland 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 Cleveland

Our office is at 3126 Paxton Dr, Brunswick. From central Cleveland it’s about 27 miles, around 35 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: Lakewood · Parma Heights · Parma.

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This page summarises information published by the Central Collection Agency 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: CCA tax rates · CCA individual FAQs · Ohio school district income tax list, 2026 · Ohio Department of Taxation, find your school district · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 718. Checked 2026-10-12.