Tax Rates & Other Information

Effective June 1, 2005
Defiance City tax rate changed from 1.3% to 1.5%

Resident Registration/Update Form
Effective February 17, 2005 City Council of Defiance reviewed and approved resident mandatory registration filing (see form in download) and income tax return filing (see form in download).

This form is only required one time, but must be filed with the tax office if you are 18 years of age or older. Filing this resident registration form will determine if you can be exempt from filing city tax return.

Mandatory City Income Tax Return
This requires all residents 18 years of age and older with income subject to city tax, whether or not additional tax is due, to file a Defiance City income tax return unless exempt from filing by the tax office. Exemptions from filing would be individuals whose sole income is derived from pensions, social security or total disability benefits.

Effective January 1, 2006 Employers Withholding
Any employer who deducts taxes in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more per quarter will be classified as a monthly withholder and shall remit payment to the Tax commissioner on or before the fifteenth day of the following month. All other employers will file quarterly withholding which will be due on or before April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31 of each year. Forms are considered received on the date postmarked by the United States Postal Service or on the date delivered without mailing by the taxpayer to the Defiance City Tax office.

If you need filing forms from previous years, please contact our office.