Disclaimer

1. We Are Independent

ohioauditors.org/ is an editorial reference site run independently. We are not commissioned by, endorsed by, partnered with, or accountable to any of Ohio's 88 county auditors, the Ohio Auditor of State, the Ohio Department of Taxation, the Ohio Tax Commissioner, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, the County Auditors' Association of Ohio (CAAO), the County Commissioners Association of Ohio (CCAO), or any Ohio county or municipal government. The information we publish is gathered from public sources — primarily the official portals run by those offices — and presented in a consistent, practical, step-by-step format.

2. What We Are Not

• The Ohio Auditor of State (currently Keith Faber, R) or the Ohio Auditor of State’s office at 88 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH
• Any Ohio county auditor or county auditor’s office
• The Ohio Department of Taxation, the Ohio Tax Commissioner, or the Division of Tax Equalization
• The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) or any county Board of Revision
• The County Auditors’ Association of Ohio (CAAO) at 66 East Lynn Street, Columbus, OH 43215
• The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Division of Weights and Measures
• A licensed Ohio attorney, certified public accountant, certified appraiser, or property-tax consultant
• A Consumer Reporting Agency under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• A property-tax appeal preparation service or Board of Revision representation service
• A repository of Ohio property records — those are held by each county auditor

For anything that requires action by an official body, you must use the official channel. Every county page on this site links straight to those official channels.

3. Not Legal, Tax, Appraisal, or Property-Tax Appeal Advice

Content on this site is general educational and informational material about Ohio county auditor offices and Ohio’s property-tax framework. It is not legal advice, tax advice, appraisal advice, or property-tax appeal strategy advice. In particular:

• If you are filing a Board of Revision complaint or appealing to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA), consider consulting a licensed Ohio attorney experienced in property-tax law
• If you are challenging a CAUV (Current Agricultural Use Value) determination, the Ohio Department of Taxation’s procedures and a tax attorney can help
• If you have a complex commercial-property valuation matter, a certified appraiser and a property-tax attorney are typically involved
• If you have a vendor’s license or sales-tax dispute, the Ohio Department of Taxation handles those — not the county auditor
• If you have a question about Ohio sunshine-law denial, the Ohio Attorney General’s office and the Ohio Court of Claims (which has public-records jurisdiction under ORC §2743.75) are the escalation routes

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency Under the FCRA

5. Information Timeliness

Ohio county auditor offices, the State Auditor’s office, and Ohio property-tax law all change continually:

• County auditors are elected to four-year terms; the named auditor on a county page can change at the next general election
• The Ohio Auditor of State is term-limited (current Auditor Keith Faber is term-limited and ineligible for the 2026 race)
• CAAO officers rotate annually — the President, Vice Presidents, and committee chairs change each January
• Property valuation cycles run on a triennial update / sexennial reappraisal basis with the next reappraisal year varying by county
• Millage rates change with each new tax levy approved by voters
• DTE form numbers and revisions get updated by the Ohio Department of Taxation
• The Ohio Revised Code is amended in nearly every legislative session

We review pages quarterly and at every legislative session, but the official agency’s own page is always the source of truth for the current state. Click through to the agency’s portal from any county page to confirm.

6. Board of Revision Filing Deadlines

7. Property Valuation Accuracy

Property valuations published by Ohio county auditors are mass-appraisal values, established by the auditor on a triennial-update / sexennial-reappraisal cycle under Ohio Department of Taxation oversight. They are not individually-certified appraisals and may not reflect the price a specific property would fetch in a private sale on a specific date. Tax estimators are estimates only — actual tax bills are issued by the county treasurer based on the certified value, applicable rollbacks, and the current millage rates. For a definitive tax figure, contact the county treasurer’s office.

8. Audits — State Auditor Has Audit Authority, Not County Auditors

9. Ohio Sunshine Laws

Ohio’s “sunshine laws” — the public-records statute (ORC §149.43) and the open-meetings statute (ORC §121.22) — apply to county auditors, the Board of Revision, the County Budget Commission, and the Ohio Auditor of State. Property records, valuation data, parcel maps, vendor’s-license rosters, dog-license issuance, and similar county-auditor records are public records under ORC §149.43 with limited exceptions for confidential applicant information. Board of Revision and Budget Commission meetings are open to the public under ORC §121.22 with limited exceptions for executive session.

If a public-records request is denied, escalation routes include the Ohio Attorney General’s Sunshine-laws unit and the Ohio Court of Claims (which has public-records jurisdiction under ORC §2743.75 — a relatively quick and inexpensive forum for Ohioans to enforce public-records rights).

10. External Links

We link extensively to Ohio’s 88 county auditor portals, the Ohio Auditor of State, the Ohio Department of Taxation, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio (CAAO), and other authoritative sources. We have no control over those sites and cannot guarantee:

• That they will remain online or at the same URL
• That their content is current at the moment you click through
• That their security and privacy practices match ours
• That their accessibility meets the standard we apply to our own pages

11. Advertising Disclosure

ohioauditors.org/ is funded by display advertising. Advertisements are served by recognized ad networks and labeled where required. We do not allow advertisers to dictate editorial content; verified Ohio county auditor and State Auditor portals always come first on every page. Where any commercial relationship exists with a service relevant to our audience, it is disclosed in context per the FTC's Endorsement Guides at 16 C.F.R. Part 255.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• The site and all content on it are provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that content is complete, accurate, current, fit for any particular purpose, or free from error.
• We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this site — including missed Board of Revision deadlines, incorrect tax estimates, valuation disputes, vendor-license mistakes, or any other property-tax or county-auditor-related outcome.
• Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

The full liability framework is set out in our Terms of Service.

13. Prohibited Uses

14. Names and Trademarks

Ohio agency names (“Ohio Auditor of State,” “Ohio Department of Taxation,” “Ohio Board of Tax Appeals,” “County Auditors’ Association of Ohio”), the names of Ohio’s 88 counties, county auditor office names, and any associated seals belong to the relevant body. We use those names to identify the agency or office each page covers. We do not claim sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation, and we do not reproduce official seals or logos.

If a county auditor’s office, the Ohio Auditor of State, or another Ohio agency believes our use of its name on a page is misleading or improper, please contact us and we will respond promptly.

15. If Something on This Site Is Wrong

We treat reader corrections as a priority. If you find an error — a wrong portal URL, an outdated procedure, a wrong auditor’s name, an incorrect millage rate — please email us with the page URL and what you believe is incorrect. Where possible, include the link from the official county or state agency site that supports the correction.