The Verification of Release of Tax, printed on the PDF as Verification of Release of Real Estate Taxes & Tax Certificate Liens, is a Summit County Fiscal Office form in Ohio that lists the taxes, interest, penalties and tax certificate amounts on a parcel sold in a foreclosure. It is one of the Summit County property tax forms the Fiscal Office publishes on its forms page. It carries a court case number, the parcel and the sale date, and it ends with a block for the Deputy Fiscal Officer's signature and seal. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the official PDF is published by the Fiscal Office at fiscaloffice.summitoh.net.
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What is Verification of Release of Tax – Summit County, OH?
The Verification of Release of Tax is a Summit County Fiscal Office form that sets out the real estate taxes and tax certificate liens for a parcel sold in a tax foreclosure or tax certificate foreclosure.
The PDF is headed "VERIFICATION OF RELEASE OF REAL ESTATE TAXES & TAX CERTIFICATE LIENS" and carries the name of the Summit County Fiscal Officer. The top section identifies the case and the property: Court Case#, Property Address, Legal Name, Parcel No., New Owner's Name and Sale Date. You mark whether the sale is a Tax Foreclosure or a Tax Certificate Foreclosure.
The body is a two-column table. One column covers taxes included in the Minimum Bid and the other covers taxes not part of the Minimum Bid. Each column has a Tax Half and a Tax Yr. and lists delinquent tax, August and December interest, first-half and second-half tax with their penalties, and Tax Cert. 901, 901N, 902, 903 and 911, each marked Due/Paid. Sub Total Amount, Total Paid and Date follow. The form notes that the Sheriff deducts the "Minimum Amount" only.
The form states that, unless a court order says otherwise, the taxpayer is responsible for all future real estate taxes not yet charged on the tax duplicate from the "date of sale." The Fiscal Officer may reinstate, correct or amend the taxes at any time, and errors and omissions do not relieve the taxpayer from statutory tax liability.
The Fiscal Office's forms page lists separate verification documents for mortgage foreclosures and for tax foreclosures. This page is about the tax certificate and tax foreclosure verification printed on this PDF.
Who needs to file Verification of Release of Tax – Summit County, OH?
The form is used for a parcel sold in a tax foreclosure or a tax certificate foreclosure in Summit County, Ohio. It has an Authorized Signature line with a Company Name line, so it is signed by an authorized person of the party that completes it. It also has a Deputy Fiscal Officer signature block with Terminal, Date and Seal, which the Fiscal Office completes.
The Fiscal Office's forms page describes its tax-foreclosure verification as a document that certifies to the Sheriff's Office that real estate taxes have been paid for Sheriff sales, and says the Sheriff will not release the deed to the purchaser until it receives the original certified verification. That makes the form relevant to a purchaser at a Sheriff sale and to anyone handling the sale on a purchaser's or a former owner's behalf.
The form names the former legal owner on the tax system and the new owner, so both parties appear on it. It does not say who may sign on someone else's behalf beyond the "Authorized Signature" line.
Do not use this form for a mortgage foreclosure. The forms page lists a separate Verification of Release for Mortgage foreclosures, submitted by outside agencies to the Delinquent Tax Division.
When to file Verification of Release of Tax – Summit County, OH
The triggering event is a Sheriff sale in a tax foreclosure or tax certificate foreclosure. The form records a Court Case# and a Sale Date, and the county's forms page says the Sheriff will not release the deed to the purchaser until it has received the original certified verification. The form prints no separate due date.
Timing matters for the figures. Real estate taxes for the upcoming tax year will be available after January 1st, and the form asks you to contact the Fiscal Office again for correct tax information. From the date of sale, the taxpayer is responsible for future real estate taxes not yet charged on the tax duplicate, unless the court order states otherwise.
Because the Summit County Fiscal Officer reserves the right to reinstate, correct or amend the taxes on the form at any time, amounts shown on a completed form can change.
How to fill out Verification of Release of Tax – Summit County, OH
Identify the case and property
Enter the Court Case#, Property Address, Legal Name and Parcel No. at the top of the form.
Name the new owner and sale date
Enter the New Owner's Name and the Sale Date. The form also has a box for the Former legal owner on tax system.
Mark the type of foreclosure
Mark Tax Foreclosure or Tax Certificate Foreclosure, whichever describes the sale.
Sign the future-tax condition
Read the statement that the taxpayer is responsible for future real estate taxes from the date of sale unless the court order says otherwise. Then enter the Authorized Signature and Company Name.
Set the tax half and year
In each column, enter the Tax Half and Tax Yr. One column is for taxes included in the Minimum Bid and the other for taxes not part of the Minimum Bid.
Enter tax, interest and penalty lines
Enter Due/Paid amounts for Delq. Tax, Aug. Interest, Dec. Interest, 1st Half Tax and its penalty, and 2nd Half Tax and its penalty.
Enter the tax certificate lines
Enter the Due/Paid amounts for Tax Cert. 901, 901N, 902, 903 and 911. The form labels these as New Redemption Amount in the second column.
Complete totals and the tax year line
Enter each Sub Total Amount, the Total Paid and the Date. Write the upcoming tax year in the line stating that those taxes will be available after January 1st.
Leave the Fiscal Office block
The Signature of Deputy Fiscal Officer, Terminal, Date and Seal block belongs to the Fiscal Office; the form does not say the applicant completes it.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check the case number, parcel and amounts, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and obtain the original certified verification from the Fiscal Office as described under How to submit.
How to submit Verification of Release of Tax – Summit County, OH
The form prints no mailing address, portal or appointment rule, so there is no channel to copy from it. It ends with a Deputy Fiscal Officer signature, Terminal, Date and Seal block, which means the Summit County Fiscal Office completes and certifies it. The county's forms page says the Sheriff's Office must receive the original certified verification before it releases the deed to the purchaser.
Details for this document:
- Fiscal Office forms page: the Summit County Fiscal Office publishes the form and related verification documents at https://fiscaloffice.summitoh.net/forms.
- Certified original: the Sheriff's Office needs the original certified verification, so a printout alone is not the certified document.
- Questions: contact the Fiscal Office, which also handles any corrections to the figures.
FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the Fiscal Office's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Leaving both the Tax Foreclosure and Tax Certificate Foreclosure boxes unmarked, so the type of sale is not identified.
- Signing the Authorized Signature line without reading the condition that the taxpayer is responsible for future taxes from the date of sale unless the court order says otherwise.
- Mixing amounts between the column for taxes included in the Minimum Bid and the column for taxes not part of the Minimum Bid.
- Overlooking that the Sheriff deducts the Minimum Amount only, and treating the full total as the deduction.
- Relying on the form for the upcoming tax year's figures before January 1st, when the office says that information becomes available.
- Treating the figures as final; the Fiscal Officer may reinstate, correct or amend the taxes at any time.
- Giving the Sheriff an uncertified printout when the Sheriff needs the original certified verification before releasing the deed.
- Using this form for a mortgage foreclosure, which has its own Verification of Release form.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Verification of Release of Tax?
It is a Summit County Fiscal Office form, headed Verification of Release of Real Estate Taxes & Tax Certificate Liens, that shows the taxes, interest, penalties and tax certificate amounts on a parcel sold in a tax foreclosure or tax certificate foreclosure.
Is this one of the Summit County property tax forms?
Yes. It is published among the Summit County Fiscal Office's forms for property taxes and Sheriff sales. It is specific to foreclosure sales and is separate from forms such as the DTE 1 complaint or the homestead exemption applications.
Why does the Sheriff need this verification?
The Fiscal Office's forms page says the verification certifies to the Sheriff's Office that real estate taxes have been paid for Sheriff sales, and that the Sheriff will not release the deed to the purchaser until it receives the original certified verification.
Who pays real estate taxes after the sale date?
The form says the taxpayer is responsible for all future real estate taxes not yet charged on the tax duplicate from the date of sale, unless the court order states otherwise. Signing the Authorized Signature line means you agree to that condition.
What does the Sheriff deduct from the amounts on the form?
The form says the Sheriff deducts the Minimum Amount only. Taxes included in the Minimum Bid are shown in one column, and taxes not part of the Minimum Bid are shown in the other.
Can the figures on the form change?
Yes. The Summit County Fiscal Officer reserves the right to reinstate, correct or amend the taxes at any time, and errors and omissions do not relieve the taxpayer from statutory tax liability.
When are next year's real estate taxes available?
The form says real estate taxes for the upcoming tax year will be available after January 1st, and asks you to contact the Fiscal Office again for correct real estate tax information.
What is the difference between this form and the mortgage foreclosure verification?
The Fiscal Office lists a separate Verification of Release for Mortgage foreclosures, submitted by outside agencies to the Delinquent Tax Division, with payoff information in writing on a month-to-month basis. This form covers tax and tax certificate foreclosures.
Can I fill out the Verification of Release of Tax online?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is independent of the Summit County Fiscal Office and does not file the form or certify it; the Fiscal Office completes the certification block.
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