Ohio Employer Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Ohio Employer Kit 2027, 2027 Payroll Rate Change, 2027 Payroll Tax Setup)

Who it is for

Owners and bookkeepers running payroll for employees in Ohio, from 2027 rate changes to unemployment tax setup.

Not the right fit if

Your employees don't work in Ohio, or a payroll provider already handles these filings for you. Not a payroll service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Ohio kits are built only from our Ohio data files: Ohio data files, checked November 2026 against 22 official pages, among them ODJFS: Employer Page; ODJFS: 2026 Rates (rate details); Ohio Department of Taxation: Form IT 4; Ohio Department of Taxation: 2026 Employer and School District Withholding Tax Filing Guidelines (Rev. 11/25); Ohio Department of Taxation: Employer Withholding FAQs for new employers; Ohio Department of Taxation: Ohio Residency and Residency Credits FAQs; Ohio Revised Code 3121.893; Ohio Department of Commerce: 2027 Minimum Wage poster.
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist and 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist cover every state; the Ohio kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Ohio Employer Compliance Kit 2027. The 2027 employer rules for Ohio in one package: $9,000 SUTA wage base; 2.7% new employer rate; new hires reported in 20 days; $11.40 minimum wage from January 1. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations, Ohio Revised Code 3121.893, Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC). What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: ODJFS: new employers register under Register for an Account, then Employers; taxable wage base for 2027: $9,000 per employee in 2027 ($9,000 in 2026); new employer tax rate: 2.7% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: Ohio Administrative Code 4141-11-01: quarterly contribution and wage reports are due no later than the last day of the month after the quarter; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; workers who live in a neighboring state: Reciprocity partners named by the state: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia; report each new hire to the state: Not later than 20 days after the date the employer hires the employee; e-Verify for private employers: Nonresidential construction contractors, subcontractors and labor brokers must verify each employee hired for a nonresidential construction project through E-Verify; minimum wage now (2026): $11.00 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: Rises to $11.40 an hour on Friday, January 1, 2027; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $5.70 an hour in 2027 ($5.50 in 2026), with tips making up the rest; paid sick leave: No statewide paid sick leave law for private employers; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No state meal-break requirement for adults: the Ohio Department of Commerce's wage and hour FAQ says Ohio law doesn't require an employer to give lunch or restroom breaks; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No state rest-break requirement: Ohio isn't in the US DOL table of state paid rest-period rules (revised January 1, 2023), which says states not listed don't require paid rest periods; breaks for workers under 18: A minor can't work more than 5 consecutive hours without a rest period of at least 30 minutes, and the rest period doesn't count toward hours worked; workers' compensation insurance: Employers with one or more employees, set up through BWC on form U-3; final pay when you let someone go: By the next scheduled payday or within 15 days, whichever is first, per Paycor's and Insperity's 50-state charts (secondary sources), which agree;
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist. Change pay rates on the right date, tell your staff and swap the poster, with every state's 2027 rate in one workbook.
• 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist. Get state unemployment accounts, rates, wage bases and quarterly dates right before the first 2027 payroll.