Ohio State Income Tax Identity Quiz

To have this letter reissued please call 1 800 282 1780 1 800 750 0750 for persons who use text telephones ttys or adaptive telephone equipment from 8 00 am to 5 00 pm monday through friday excluding holidays.

Ohio state income tax identity quiz. There s been a lot of confusion anger and annoyance about the ohio department of taxation s identity confirmation quiz. The ohio department of taxation provides the collection and administration of most state taxes several local taxes and the oversight of real property taxation in ohio. The state also wants to see your social security card workplace income statements prior year federal tax returns and all other supporting documentation used in preparing ohio or school district income tax returns. With income tax fraud and identity theft on the rise the ohio department of taxation odt is committed to safeguarding taxpayer dollars by increasing security measures.

I wrote about this in our special tax section last month and we ve run a wire story about it but it s. With income tax fraud and identity theft on the rise the ohio department of taxation is committed to safeguarding taxpayer dollars by increasing security measures. The identity confirmation quiz is just one of the tools odt is using to prevent fraudsters from receiving a refund as a result of identity theft. People think the letters telling them to go online to www tax ohio gov or call 855 855 7579 for the quiz are a scam to steal their identities.

But some think. If you received a letter from the ohio department of taxation directing you to this website we need to confirm your identity before the processing of your tax return can continue or have you identify the return as suspect. Ohio taxpayers obviously don t want their identities and tax refunds stolen.