WILMINGTON — City Treasurer Paul R. Fear reminds local residents that the 2016 City of Wilmington Individual Business Tax returns are due Monday, April 17.

All City of Wilmington residents are required to file regardless of employment status or the tax being withheld by the employer, according to Tax Commissioner Marque V. Jones. Only residents living inside the city limits must file. If you work in Wilmington but do not live inside the city of Wilmington, you do not have to file a return unless your employer does not withhold the tax.

Retirees who have no earned income should write their Social Security number on the return, sign the return, and mail it to the tax office.

If your child has earned income, he or she must file a city tax return, There are no age or income minimums.

The Wilmington Income Tax Ordinance requires city residents that do not have the city tax withheld from their paycheck to file a declaration of estimated tax in 2017. Once the deduction is filed, quarterly payments are required to be paid. If the quarterly payments are not made, penalty and interest can be applied to the tax due.

To assist anyone not receiving a tax form, city tax forms are available at the Wilmington Income Tax Office and the Wilmington Public Library. Forms are also available at the city’s website at www.ci.wilmington.oh.us under the Government link to income tax.

The city’s income tax rate is 1.5 percent as of Jan. 1, 2017.

The city income tax office is on the first floor of the municipal building at 69 N. South St. Taxpayers can enter the office directly off of South Street without going into the municipal building lobby. The tax office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; phone 937-382-1880.