FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2019
CONTACT: Ralph T. Meacham, CPA (330) 740-2010
Mahoning County Tax Distributions Released
Auditor Encouraging Taxpayer Awareness
Mahoning County - Auditor Ralph T. Meacham has provided the property tax net distributions for subdivisions in Mahoning County for tax years 2015 to 2017. Taxes assessed in 2017 were paid in 2018, therefore the distributions provided were paid in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
With the recent issuance of current tax bills, the Auditor believes taxpayers should know how their tax dollars are being distributed.
Recipients are divided into five categories. In 2018 the total distributions by category were:
| Total | Percentage
of Total |
| School Districts | $150,120,286 | 60.77%
|
| Townships | $32,259,836 | 13.06% |
| Municipalities | $6,394,542 | 2.59% |
| Special Districts | $10,068,055 | 4.08% |
| Mahoning County | $48,168,736 | 19.50% |
| Total Distributions | $247,011,455 | 100.00% |
The numbers provided represent only distributions from property tax receipts. Each entity has other sources of funding. "Property taxes represent a growing percentage of most taxpayers' budgets. As they pay their current tax bills, all should be aware of where their money is going." The distributions schedules are available on the county Auditor 's Transparency website which can be found by going to the Auditor's web page on the Mahoning County Communicator website: http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov/