Not necessarily. While there is a senior citizen credit on line three of Ohio SD 100, School District Income Tax return, the filing requirement will depend on the rest of your circumstances, not only senior citizen status.
TurboTax will help you capture the necessary details on your return to determine whether you need to file.
The general instructions state: Only Ohio residents who lived within a taxing school district during any portion of the year are subject to Ohio's school district income tax. Individuals who worked, but did not live, in a taxing school district are not subject to the district’s income tax.
See 2019 Ohio PIT IT-1040 Tax Booklet page 11:
"You do not have to file an Ohio income tax return if
- the total of your senior citizen credit,
- lump sum distribution credit and
- joint filing credit (Ohio Schedule of Credits, lines 4, 5 and 12)
is equal to or exceeds your income tax liability (Ohio IT 1040, line 8c) and you are not liable for school district income tax (page 11)."
- See page 48 for line by line instructions for the 2019 Ohio School District Income Tax Return.
- The school district numbers and tax rates are listed beginning on page 40 followed by general instructions.
- See page 21 for instructions on the Senior Citizen Credit
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