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Advantages

Businesses in Union County benefit from:
- No personal property tax
- No inventory tax
- No state corporate income tax

In addition to these tax savings, Union County and the State of Ohio offer tax incentives, credits, loans and grants to new businesses and expanding companies.

In 2024 we partnered with Logan County to conduct a Wage and Benefit Survey for our local businesses.

Read more about the report here.
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Tax data

Municipal Income taxes are based on the following:
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Individuals who work in one of the local municipalities
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Residents who work in an unincorporated area but live in a municipality that has an income tax
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Residents who work in an incorporated area outside the Union County municipality that has the income tax and live in the Union.

County municipality that has the income tax and there is a reciprocal agreement between the two municipalities.

State Tax

Individuals, corporations and businesses can view tax information at the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Ohio Department of Taxation

Sales Tax

The sales and use tax rate in Union County is 7%.

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Property Tax

You can view the property tax rates for real and personal property by visiting the Union County Auditors Office.

union county auditor

State Tax

Marysville: 1.5%
Plain City: 1.5%
Richwood: 1.0%
Milford Center: 1.0%
Dublin: 2.0%

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Mean Hourly Wage

$22.70

Cost of Living Index

91.7/10

Personal Income Tax Rate

0-4.997%

State Inventory tax

NONE

Gross Receipts Tax

0.26%

Corporate Income Tax

NONE

cost of business

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Cost Comparisons

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Tax Factors

Corp. Income Tax

None

5.5%

9.5%

6% - 12%

5.0%

Michigan

6.0%

State Corp. Income Tax

None

Single Sales Factor

Gross Receipts Tax

0.26%

None

Individual Income Tax

0% - 4.997%

3.23%

4.95%

0.33% - 8.53%

5.0%

4.25%

4% - 7.65%

Avg. Local Tax (a)

2.5%

1.56%

None

0.22%

2.08%

1.7%

None

Avg. Local Sales Tax (b)

1.42%

None

2.49%

0.82%

None

0.44%

Sales Tax

5.75%

7.0%

6.25%

6.0%

5.0%

Property Tax Rank

Inventory Tax

Yes

Partial

Unemployment Tax (c)

$256.50

$237.50

$463.32

$306.00

$283.50

$243.00

$455.00

Workers Comp. Rank

Workers Comp. Index

$1.40

$0.87

$1.80

$1.64

$1.51

$1.38

$2.02

Mean Hourly Wage (d)

$23.35

$22.32

$28.08

$21.89

$21.66

$25.16

$22.70

Cost of Living Index

91.7

95.2

100.6

97.7

93.4

90.6

00.3

Right to Work

Yes

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