{
 "state": "Ohio",
 "code": "OH",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/ohio/",
 "summary": "Ohio has no yearly value-based car tax. Registration is a flat fee, and most counties and cities add flat permissive license taxes. A car purchase is taxed at 5.75% plus the county rate where you live.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No value-based yearly tax. County and municipal permissive license taxes are flat, usually $5–$25 or more a year."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 5.75,
  "name": "Ohio sales/use tax on motor vehicles",
  "localAdds": true,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "The county rate is added, based on your county of residence. Trade-in credit applies only to new vehicles bought from a dealer."
 },
 "registration": "Base registration is $31 plus permissive taxes. Hybrids add $100 and EVs add $200. A title costs $15.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year, due on the owner's birthday.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Ohio Department of Taxation – Motor vehicle sales",
   "url": "https://tax.ohio.gov/business/ohio-business-taxes/sales-and-use/motor-vehicle-sales"
  },
  {
   "title": "Ohio BMV",
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}