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Ohio - Error for missing county and school district information

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In Tax Processors Plus Online, if you forget to enter the taxpayer's county and school district information, you will be told the information is missing:

 Following Errors Found:

  • Please correct the indicated issues with your return.
  • Please select the County must have a value.
  • Enter School District Code manually or
  • Please select your School District based on County or Please select your School District from entire list must have a value.
To fix this error, from the Ohio Return menu select:
  • Basic Information
  • County and School District Information
  • Using the dropdown menu, select the county the taxpayer lived in for most of the year.
  • Indicate the school district using one, and only one, of the three methods shown:
    • Enter the 4 digit code, or
    • Select the school district from the county's school district list, or
    • Select the school district from the entire state school district list.
    Note: If the taxpayer lived in more than one school district, enter the code for the district in which they lived for the majority of the year.

Note: Specifying the school district here has no effect on the School District Income Tax Return (Form SD-100), which may or may not need to be completed for a school district depending on whether or not the district levies a separate tax.