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Ohio Application for Tax Release Certificate
Extracted from PDF file 2023-ohio-form-tr-rel.pdf, last modified August 2023Application for Tax Release Certificate
TR REL Rev. 8/23 Tax Release Unit P.O. Box 182382 Columbus, OH 43218-2382 Application for Tax Release Certificate General Information - Full instructions available at tax.ohio.gov ● This form should only be used to request a release certificate for taxes with successor liability (most commonly Sales, Employer Withholding, and Commercial Activity Tax.) ● In Section 1, select other if this request is for Motor Fuel, Petroleum Activity, or Casino Tax. ● To qualify, a person must be selling their business, stock of merchandise, or assets. ● A tax release will be issued once the business or assets have been sold, all returns have been filed with liabilities paid, and if applicable, the liquor license has transferred. ● Send your completed form and Ohio Declaration of Tax Representative (TBOR 1) if applicable, to the mailing address, fax number or e-mail address listed at the bottom of this form. Allow 2-4 weeks for processing of this form. Section 1: Select the taxes for which you are requesting tax release Sales tax Employer withholding tax Commercial activity tax Other Section 2: Seller of business, assets, or stock of merchandise Name FEIN and/or SSN DBA (if applicable) Commercial activity tax number Current mailing street address Withholding account number Last payroll date City, State, ZIP code Sales tax/vendor license number Liquor permit number Telephone number Fax number Last day of business Section 3: Purchaser of business, assets, or stock of merchandise Purchaser’s name Purchaser’s FEIN or SSN Purchaser’s address Purchaser’s Ohio tax account number(s) City, State, ZIP code Date of sale or transfer Section 4: Authorized Signature Disclosure Authorization: If requestor or certificate recipient is a third party taxpayer representative, you must include a completed Ohio TBOR 1 or request will not be processed. An owner or officer of the business being sold must complete this section. If you have been appointed as representative for the taxpayer (seller), you must include a copy of your Ohio TBOR 1 that specifically states your authorization to request this tax release and receive all related correspondence from the Ohio Department of Taxation. Name Signature Title Date To submit this application, please use one of the following options: Online Notice Response Service: tax.ohio.gov - Contact Us -or- gateway.ohio.gov eFax: (206) 984-0378 Phone: (855) 995-4422 Email: [email protected] Mail: Ohio Department of Taxation Tax Release Unit P.O. Box 182382 Columbus, OH 43218-2382 Form Name: Tax Release Notice Response - TR REL
Form: TR-REL
More about the Ohio Form: TR-REL Corporate Income Tax TY 2023
This is a tax release certificate that protects the buyer of a business from it’s previous owner’s liability. The seller of the business remains liable for any tax, additional chargers, interest or penalty.
We last updated the Application for Tax Release Certificate in February 2024, so this is the latest version of Form: TR-REL, fully updated for tax year 2023. You can download or print current or past-year PDFs of Form: TR-REL directly from TaxFormFinder. You can print other Ohio tax forms here.
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Ohio usually releases forms for the current tax year between January and April. We last updated Ohio Form: TR-REL from the Department of Taxation in February 2024.
About the Corporate Income Tax
The IRS and most states require corporations to file an income tax return, with the exact filing requirements depending on the type of company.
Sole proprietorships or disregarded entities like LLCs are filed on Schedule C (or the state equivalent) of the owner's personal income tax return, flow-through entities like S Corporations or Partnerships are generally required to file an informational return equivilent to the IRS Form 1120S or Form 1065, and full corporations must file the equivalent of federal Form 1120 (and, unlike flow-through corporations, are often subject to a corporate tax liability).
Additional forms are available for a wide variety of specific entities and transactions including fiduciaries, nonprofits, and companies involved in other specific types of business.
Historical Past-Year Versions of Ohio Form: TR-REL
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