As part of a plan to cut $23 million from the budget of the Ohio Department of Taxation, the state will stop the mass mailing of forms and paperwork starting next year. It is anticipated that the cutback will save around $1.2 million.
Even before this decision, the department had reduced the amount of material sent through the mail. Last year, only those who sent in their forms through the mail the year before were sent the forms automatically, around 300,000 Ohioans.
Filing a traditional paper tax form is still an option; Ohioans will just have to go a little bit out of their way to get one.
“The booklets will be made available as always to banks and post offices and libraries,” said Howard Wheat, a spokesman for the tax department. “They can either get it there, or they can contact us and we’ll gladly send them a booklet with the form inside”
The form also can be downloaded from the department’s website, Wheat said.
This year, those who sent in paper copies will be mailed a postcard explaining that the forms won’t be sent and what options are available for filing, including how to get a paper form.
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