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This is NOT a Property Tax!
This is NOT a Property Tax!
It is a .75% Income Tax.
Why an INCOME TAX?
Why an INCOME TAX?
The River View Board of Education recognizes the communities' inability to support a Property Tax increase and has chosen to take the route of an Income Tax instead.
- An Income Tax is more practical due to it's flexibility, and essentially is only charged to people who have the means to pay for it. (The less money you make, the less tax you pay.)
- River View is composed of a substantial amount of farm and high value land, which under a Property Tax would pay a significant amount more than with an Income Tax.
- An Income Tax is a fairer option in the regards of taxing more people less money.
Keep What We Have - It Matters!
Keep What We Have - It Matters!
River View is only asking to replace the money that we have been receiving through the years from AEP's Utility Tax to maintain what we currently have. The District has not received new taxes from the community since 1991, and overall this levy is expected to provide around $2 million per year and will allow the district to stay out of deficit spending as well as not have to make cuts this coming upcoming school year.
It is impressive what River View and it's students have managed to accomplish over the years with ever dwindling funds. There are many districts who provide greater options, services, and opportunities than River View, but do not perform as well on State Assessments.
-$2.2 MILLION
-$2.2 MILLION
River View already has seen a loss in tax revenue of over $1 million last school year (2018-2019) due to AEP reductions in generation. This loss will reoccur again this school year (2019-2020), and then in 2020 the approximately $2.2 million from AEP revenue will be lost each year forever. Once AEP stops generation, River View will see an IMMEDIATE drop off.
Lowest Millage Allowed by Law
Lowest Millage Allowed by Law
Our tax base has not seen an increase over the years with it being at the state minimum. However, AEP's public utility tax has enabled us to keep going, although River View has had to make reductions over the years.
A Quarter of a Century Ago
A Quarter of a Century Ago
The River View community has not approved NEW money for the district in over a quarter of a century!
Throughout the years, River View has continued to make reductions as deemed necessary.
A Note to Clarify
A Note to Clarify
A point to clarify is that what we are proposing is not a property tax but a TAX ON INCOME within the district.
A point to clarify is that what we are proposing is not a property tax but a TAX ON INCOME within the district.
Also, the STATE OF OHIO determines who is taxed in an Income Tax and who is not. The District has no say in this other than choosing a Traditional Income Tax Levy or an Earned Income Tax Levy. The Traditional Income Tax Levy allows a lower rate to reach the $2 million dollar necessary to counter the $2.2 million dollar deficit.
Also, the STATE OF OHIO determines who is taxed in an Income Tax and who is not. The District has no say in this other than choosing a Traditional Income Tax Levy or an Earned Income Tax Levy. The Traditional Income Tax Levy allows a lower rate to reach the $2 million dollar necessary to counter the $2.2 million dollar deficit.
Income Tax Levy Flyer.pdfNEED MORE INFORMATION ON INCOME TAX?
NEED MORE INFORMATION ON INCOME TAX?
CLICK HERE for the Guide to Ohio's School District Income Tax
CLICK HERE for questions about your individual taxes.
River View's District Office would also be able to answer many questions that you may have or direct you to who can!
River View's District Office would also be able to answer many questions that you may have or direct you to who can!
740-824-3521
740-824-3521
Excerpt from River View Local School District Single Audit for 2018
Excerpt from River View Local School District Single Audit for 2018
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