5739.132 Interest on unpaid tax or refund. - Ohio Statutes

5739.132 Interest on unpaid tax or refund.

(A) If a tax payment originally due under this chapter or Chapter 5741. of the Revised Code on or after January 1, 1998, is not paid on or before the day the tax is required to be paid, interest shall accrue on the unpaid tax at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code from the day the tax was required to be paid until the tax is paid or until the day an assessment is issued under section 5739.13 or 5739.15 of the Revised Code, whichever occurs first. Interest shall be paid in the same manner as the tax, and may be collected by assessment.

(B) For tax payments due prior to January 1, 1998, interest shall be allowed and paid upon any refund granted in respect to the payment of an illegal or erroneous assessment issued by the department for the tax imposed under this chapter or Chapter 5741. of the Revised Code from the date of the overpayment. For tax payments due on or after January 1, 1998, interest shall be allowed and paid on any refund granted pursuant to section 5739.07 or 5741.10 of the Revised Code from the date of the overpayment. The interest shall be computed at the rate per annum prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 09-29-1997