

Who Decides Local Values for Ohio Real Estate Tax – County Auditor or Ohio Tax Commissioner?
PDF/Printer Friendly Version A recent hearing at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (“Board”) pitted the Butler County Auditor, Roger Reynolds, against Ohio Tax Commissioner Jeffrey McClain. In 2020, Reynolds asked to delay the mandated sexennial reassessment due to the effects of the pandemic on property values and on impacted property owners’ ability to pay the annual levy. When the request for a delay was denied, the Auditor proposed an aggregate 13% value increase, considerab