If you are an employer in Forest, Ohio, it is important to be aware of the local payroll tax requirements for businesses operating in the city. These requirements may include registering your business with the city and withholding a certain percentage of your employees' wages for local taxes.
How to Register for Payroll Tax in Forest
Forest, Ohio Local Withholding Tax Setup for
Professional Corporation, LLP, LLC, Corporation
Employers must register with the Ohio Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) to withhold income tax from the qualifying wages of employees working within Forest, even if they are remote.
Complete Registration Online
Create a RITA MyAccount, if you haven't already done so, to register for Forest withholding tax. Select "Withholder" as the tax type.
Add Municipality to RITA MyAccount
Log in to your RITA MyAccount and click "Add Municipality" to add Forest withholding tax to your account.
Methodology & Definitions Mosey surveyed U.S. HR and finance leaders on the growing complexity and cost of managing multi-state compliance. Between remote workers and teams scattered across different states or even countries, many leaders struggle to develop and maintain control and confidence in their compliance operations.
This report defines these critical concepts as:
Control: Managing and directing compliance processes proactively Confidence: Certainty that an organization is meeting its compliance obligations The data shared throughout this report was collected through survey responses from HR and finance leaders across multiple industries and company sizes. Mosey conducted the survey from April-August 2025 and analyzed responses into the industry data presented herein.
How MediaRadar Navigated a Multi-State PEO Transition and Centralized Compliance with Mosey MediaRadar transitioned off a PEO and onboarded 350 employees across 40 states—saving over 80 hours and thousands in labor costs while streamlining compliance with Mosey.
“If you’re moving off a PEO, Mosey is the system you wish you had from day one. It saves time, reduces stress, and gives your team the confidence that you’re not missing anything.”
Let’s say that you own a tomato farm in Iowa. You harvest your own seeds, grow your tomatoes in Iowa soil, harvest your tomatoes with a local workforce, and sell them at a local farmers markets. Congratulations—you own a single-state business, and you don’t need to worry about foreign qualification.
But what if you’re a startup founder who is building a platform to connect farmers to restaurants and boutique grocery markets in their region? You might be based in Chicago, but you hire engineers based in Texas, and you’re growing a user base nationwide.
Gabrielle Sinacola |May 1, 2023
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