Ohio Tax Reform
Eliminate the property tax burden with source-first fiscal math.
Explore the verified fiscal path to eliminate Ohio property taxes and replace the burden with transparent, source-backed revenue options.
Current Property Tax Burden
$21.41B
Against $104.70B in state spending context.
State Revenue Context
$104.70B
Recovery / Offset Stack
$17.39B
Remaining Gap
$4.02B
1.3x Fiscal Multiplier
$16.51B
Inbound Migration Model
147,836
State Ledger View
Verified DataClickable Source Ledger
Module 17 Commercial Logic Audit
4-Bucket Itemization
$500 fine per occurrence: $250 to the customer and $250 to the State Treasury.
Food Tax
Taxable groceries and prepared food.
Beverage Tax
Soda, coffee, bottled water tiers as applicable.
Alcohol Tax
Beer, wine, and spirits tax lines.
Fee Tax
Delivery, bag, ticketing, platform, and surcharge lines.
Annual state recovery model: $920M.
Plain-Language Guides
Where Ohio sales tax goes wrong — and how to fix it
These guides explain the confusion points behind the compliance pillars: food and beverage lines, use tax, resale certificates, contractor lump-sum billing, and receipt transparency. Each links to a full policy module you can read and share.
M02
Food & Beverages
Dine-in vs. carryout, soft drinks, patios, and why receipts hide what was taxed.
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M05
Consumer Use Tax
When sales tax is not collected at checkout but Ohio tax is still owed — and who pays.
Read full guide →
M06
Resale Certificates & Vendor Licenses
Vendor's license vs. resale certificate, legal B2B flow, and certificate misuse.
Read full guide →
M07
Contractors & Home Improvement
Lump-sum invoices, material markups, fixtures vs. real property, and fair tax treatment.
Read full guide →
M17
Receipt Transparency
Four-bucket itemization, whistleblower bounty, and why hidden tax lines hurt honest retailers.
Read full guide →
All 20 policy modules: browse the full framework
Restored Analyst Surface
Methodology, source ledger, and policy detail
Ohio State Ledger
GRF and FY2025 spending context
Property burden equals 20.4% of the $104.70B spending benchmark.
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Three-Year Revenue Context
Property trend vs sales/use receipts
| Period | Property Tax | S&U Receipts | Modeled Leakage |
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H.B. 96 · Effective 2026-01-01
Statutory provisions restored from Streamlit
Module 15
Illustrated new-policy revenue streams
Total: $0.00B · audit + Module 15 stack: $0.00B
Property wedge after enforcement + illustrated revenue
$0.00B
Administrative & Efficiency Bridge
Digital asset offset, deed/title savings, and transit modernization
Crypto-Funding Offset
$0.00B
Homeowner Transaction Savings
$0.00B
Transit Budget Savings
$0.00B
Advanced Methodology
Audit gap, base expansion, and required-rate scenarios
FY26 SUT target
$0.00B
Property wedge
$0.00B
Total requirement
$0.00B
Audit recovery anchor
$0.00B
M5/M6 proxy
$0.00B
M4/M7 incremental
$0.00B
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Restored Logic Gates
Interactive policy variables from the Python engine
Server-driven controls mirror the Python engine metadata so future rule changes do not drift from the UI.
Four-Bucket Grouping
Full 20-pillar roster from the backend source of truth.
Take Action
Civic Conversion & Trust
Join the signature drive, share taxpayer feedback, and help document the public case for reform. Verified sign-in keeps civic actions accountable without exposing personal details in public ledgers.
Signature Drive
305,000 projected signatures
305,000 reported as of May 5, 2026 (last reconciliation); +0 verified pledges.
Proximity Poll & Verified Pledge
Turn interest into counted intent
Quick poll — helps us learn whether signing is realistic for you and whether closer signing locations would help. Recording a pledge requires sign-in so each person is counted once.
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Sign-in is being connected so pledges, Taxpayer Voice entries, and Town Hall posts can be counted once per verified person.
Ground game
Signatures, events, and legislator outreach
Modeled county colors and pins are PROVISIONAL — replace with authoritative petition totals when wired.
Tax swap simulator
Explore how to balance the $21,400,000,000 property-tax hole (modeled).
This is a policy modeling tool — not a real receipt from the state. Move the three sliders to explore how Medicaid savings, TIF reform, and sales-tax changes could offset Ohio's roughly $21.4 billion property tax burden. Every number here is an illustrative estimate for discussion, not an official forecast.
Balance progress: 0% ($0 modeled offset)
Medicaid audit efficiency
0–10% (each 1% ≈ $510M spending reduction)
0% → $0
Commercial TIF reform
0–100% (each 10% reclaimed ≈ $400M revenue)
0% → $0
Sales tax base modernization
Tax luxury services, scaling $0 → $2.5B
0% → $0
Shareable plan summary
Your plan will appear here
Move the sliders above to build a modeled plan. When you reach 100%, you can generate an image to share.
Questions? Hover the ? icons on the sliders above.
Illustrative only — not an official state document. Email your rep below or sign at ohtaxreform.com/sign
Email my representative
ZIP-based lookup (House / Senate districts split across counties). PROVISIONAL sample data — verify contacts before blast-out.
Modeled values — slider constants reflect published campaign estimates. All figures are illustrative.
Taxpayer Voice
Submit a policy idea or field note
Voter Town Hall
No posts yet
Be the first verified voter to share an idea.
Personal Savings Estimator
Client-side form, server-side math. Uses the active dashboard rate: 7.25%.