Tax preparation for Wooster, OH residents

Federal, Ohio and Wooster city returns, prepared together. Elena Rusakovich, an IRS-registered tax preparer (PTIN), prepares returns for individuals, families and small businesses in Wooster from our office in Brunswick, about 50 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.

Wooster city income tax: the short version

• Rate: 1.5% for 2026.
• Who collects it: the City of Wooster’s income tax office. Your return is the Wooster individual income tax return.
• Who files: Every Wooster resident with taxable income files a city return. If none of your income is taxable to Wooster, for example because you are retired or were under 18 all year, you can file the city’s Declaration of Exemption instead, and it stays in effect until you have taxable income again.

Work outside Wooster? The credit usually covers it

Wooster’s credit is a full credit for the tax you pay to the city where you work, counted up to 1.5% of that income.

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

• Akron withholds its 2.5%: $1,500.
• Wooster’s tax on the same pay is 1.5%: $900.
• Wooster’s credit: $900.
• You owe Wooster nothing more: the credit covers the whole Wooster tax.

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

Where you work	Its city tax rate	Still owed to Wooster
Akron	2.5%	$0
Wadsworth	1.4%	$60
Barberton	2.25%	$0
Medina	1.25%	$150
Canton	2.5%	$0

School district income tax

The Wooster City School District has no school district income tax. Six school districts based in Wayne County charge one in 2026, including Triway Local (1.00%) and Northwestern Local (1.25%), so if your address is in a different school district, check it with the Ohio Department of Taxation’s school district lookup.

What’s different about Wooster

Wooster collects its own 1.5% tax. The credit for tax paid to another city is capped at 1.5%, so if you work in Akron or Cleveland at 2.5%, Wooster usually takes nothing more. New residents register with the city’s tax office before they can e-file.

What Ohio law sets for Wooster

Ohio law sets these for Wooster 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 Wooster clients

We prepare your federal, Ohio and Wooster city return together, and set up estimated payments when your Wooster 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 Wooster

Our office is at 3126 Paxton Dr, Brunswick. From central Wooster it’s about 42 miles, around 50 minutes by car.

More on city income tax: Live in one Ohio city and work in another · School district income tax in North Ohio. Nearby: Wadsworth · Barberton · Medina.

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This page summarises information published by the City of Wooster 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: City of Wooster, tax information and forms · City of Wooster, 2025 individual return · City of Wooster: 2025 individual instructions · City of Wooster: 2025 E-Z return and Declaration of Exemption · Ohio school district income tax list, 2026 · Ohio Department of Taxation, find your school district · Ohio Revised Code Chapter 718. Checked 2026-10-13.