Frequently Asked Questions

News bulletins regarding Tax Department operations can be found under Springboro News on our home page. For forms, filing tools, and appointment scheduling, visit our Tax Services page.

April 30, 2026

LIME (Local Income-tax Made Easy) allows you to conveniently file your Springboro tax return from the comfort of your own home, using a PC, tablet or phone. 

Filing with LIME is simple. First, you’ll create a LIME account and then login and follow the prompts. You’ll next answer some straightforward questions and receive instruction on uploading a few necessary tax documents (such as your Federal Form 1040 and your W-2s). The system will handle all calculations, inform you of your results, file your return, and provide options for making any payment due. Best of all, the whole process takes less than five minutes! 

LIME will be available for filing 2025 tax returns on February 16, 2026. Follow this link to the LIME login page to create an account. 

You may use LIME to file your Springboro return, as long as:

•    You lived in the City the entire tax year
•    You did not have income reported on Federal Schedule E (Supplemental Income and Loss)
•    You did not have income reported on Federal Form 4797 (Sales of Business Property)

If you are permanently retired and your only source of income is from pensions, Social Security benefits, IRAs, or investments, file an Exemption Form. We will inactivate your account and you will no longer be expected to file an annual return with the City.

If you are permanently disabled and your only source of income is from disability benefits, pensions, IRA’s or investments, file an Exemption Form. We will inactivate your account and you will no longer be expected to file an annual return with the City.

If you had no taxable income during the year, but are not permanently retired or disabled, file a “No Income” return, verifying that you had no taxable income.

If you are under the age of 18, you do not need to file a return.

You do not need to file a return if you are an undergraduate college student living away from home during the school year. We do, however, ask you to contact our Tax Department at 937-748-9701 to advise us of your circumstances; otherwise we may follow-up with you to request a return.

If you lived in the City of Springboro for more than 30 days, you will need to file a return and pay tax on the income you earned during the period of time you were a City resident.

We have tax two forms available to download. We recommend you use the EZ Form if you are a full-year resident with only wage income. If you are a part-year resident or have income from sources other than wages (e.g., self-employment, rental income, partnership income, gambling winnings) you should complete our traditional Individual Income Tax Return.

Most people will only need to provide copies of their W-2s and the first page of their Federal Form 1040  (or the first two pages of their Federal Form 1040-SR). BUT, if you filed any of the following Schedules/Forms with your Federal return, we will need a copy of them as well: Schedule 1, Schedule C, Schedule E, Form 4797, Schedule F, Form4835.

Following is a list of the most common sources of taxable income. If you have questions about other income sources, feel free to call us at 937-748-9701.

• Wages, salaries and other compensation
• Bonuses, stipends and tip income
• Employee contributions to retirement plans and tax-deferred annuity plans
• Net profits from self-employment (Schedule C)
• Net rental income (Schedule E)
• Net farm income (Schedule F)
• Ordinary gains reported on Federal form 4797
• Income from partnerships, estates or trusts (Schedule E-2)
• Gambling/lottery winnings (Schedule 1)
• Jury duty pay (Schedule 1)
•  Executor fees (Schedule 1)
• Cancellation of debt (Schedule 1)

Following is a list of the most common sources of non-taxable income. If you have questions about other income sources, feel free to call us at 937-748-9701.

• Investment income such as interest, dividends and capital gains
• Social Security benefits
• Retirement income from pensions, annuities and IRA distributions
• State unemployment benefits
• Worker’s compensation
• Alimony and child support
• Proceeds from life insurance
• Third-party sick pay
• Active-duty military pay
• Income earned by any active-duty military member or his/her spouse whose home of record is not Springboro (Note: to claim this exemption, file our Military Exemption Form.)
• Income under $1,000 from the Board of Elections for polling-place work
• Royalties from intangible income sources
• Housing allowances provided to clergy—to the extent the allowance is used to provide a home
• Refunds from state or local governments

The Department is open for in-person filing by appointment only. Appointments are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. You can schedule an appointment online, or call us at 937-748-9701.

Please call our department at 937-748-9701, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If a staff member is not immediately available, please leave a voicemail message; someone from the department will typically get back to you within 24 hours. Please be patient if you’re contacting us during the peak of tax season, April 1-30; responses during this period of time could take up to 2 to 3 business days.

By check: Make your check payable to "City of Springboro" and mail it to us at City of Springboro Income Tax Department, 320 W Central Ave, Springboro, OH  45066. Or, use a City dropbox to submit your payment. (One is located in the parking lot of the City Building, near the library; the other is located in the City Building entryway.) In the memo line of your check, be sure to note your tax account number or Social Security Number and designate “2025 tax payment.”

By credit card, debit card or electronic check: From the home page of our Web site select “Pay Online” and follow the instructions. Or, feel free to call our office at 937-748-9701 and we can take your credit/debit card payment over the phone. NOTE: Credit card payments will be subject to a 2.8% surcharge (minimum $2.50), which is levied by our payment processor. Payments made by electronic check will be charged a flat fee of $1.95.

If you cannot pay your balance due, please contact our Tax Administrator Stephanie Wyers at 937-748-4358. Stephanie will review your account and discuss available payment options with you.

Your refund will generally be sent to you within 90 days of filing your return or 90 days of the due date of the return, whichever is later.      

To verify your estimated payments and/or carryover credits, call the Tax Department, 937-748-9701.

If you filed for an extension with the IRS to delay filing your Federal return, you are considered to have an automatic extension with the City of Springboro. When you eventually file your Springboro return, just include a copy of the Federal extension (Form 4868) with your return. 

If you did not file for a Federal extension, but still need additional time to file your Springboro return, simply complete and file the Springboro Extension Form. 

No. Listen to your radio or television weather reports for current information. The Police Department obtains our weather information from these sources. This type of call ties up our phone lines for emergency requests due to the storm that can cause delays in responses by the Police and Fire/EMS.

DO NOT call the 9-1-1 phone number for storm information or to report a non-emergency incident. Remember, during a severe storm dispatchers are very busy with emergency phone calls for police, fire, and medic services. Have a plan already in place regarding where to go and how to take shelter in a tornado. If you need to report a non-emergency incident to the police department, call 937-748-0611.

A police dispatcher answers all 911 phone calls. If you call from a land line or VOiP line, the call will be routed to the jurisdiction where the call was made. If you call from a cell phone, the call will hit off of a cell tower. The call from a cell phone will then ring into the 911 center where the tower is located, not necessarily where you are located. It is common to be transferred at least once to the correct jurisdiction when using a cell phone. Your location does not show up instantly from a cell phone call.

The dispatcher will first ask where the incident is occurring. Make sure to know the address/street/landmarks you are near so help can reach you quickly. You will be transferred to the correct agency if the incident did not occur in the City of Springboro limits. Once the type of emergency response is determined (police, fire or medic), the dispatcher will request assistance from one or all of the following:

• Police response only - Police officer(s) are dispatched by the Warren County Communication Center
• Fire/Medic response – Fire / Medics are dispatched by the Warren County Communication Center. The dispatcher will obtain the information to determine what type of emergency equipment to send. A police officer will also respond with the fire department. The City of Springboro utilizes the Clearcreek Township Fire Department.

• Know the exact address where help is needed as soon as you call.
• Have your address displayed in a location easily observed from the street.
• An address displayed by the front door near or by an outside light (or reflective lettering) makes it easier for responding personnel to locate the address in day and night conditions.
• If possible, have someone stand by the street to flag down the responding personnel and to provide additional information.

Adults: Springboro Mayors Court, 320 W. Central Avenue, Springboro, OH 45066
8:00 AM-4:30 PM. 937-748-4366. 
Call the court to obtain the cost and appearance requirements or pay online by visiting the court website. 
Some citations are issued through the Warren County Court. You can contact them at 513-695-1370. 

Juveniles: The Warren County Juvenile Court, 900 Memorial Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036 
513-695-1160
The Warren County Juvenile Court will mail information to you including the court date. 

The Springboro Police Department has a holding facility for prisoner processing. After processing, prisoners are transported to the Warren County Jail until their court hearing. You can contact the Springboro Police Clerk to check whether the person is currently there of if the person was already transported to a jail.

Springboro Police Department - 937-748-0611
Warren County Jail  - 513-695-1287
Montgomery County Jail - 937-225-4160
 

It is advisable to report all accidents which occur on the public roadways to the appropriate police department. Do not move your vehicle, even if you are blocking traffic, until the officer arrives and can observe the scene. 

However if you choose not to file a report, you must stop and exchange information when an accident occurs. Information to be exchanged should include:

• Name, address and phone number.
• Driver's license number.
• Vehicle make, model, color and license plate number.
• Insurance company and agent.
• Note the date, time, location and obtain information from anyone who may have witnessed the accident.
• Inquire about possible injuries.

Police departments generally do not take accident reports that occur on private property (parking lots). Exceptions to that are:

• If the accident results in injury to anyone involved,
• If one of the drivers is intoxicated,
• If the accident results in a hit and run, or
• If the accident is the result of reckless operation

The Springboro Police Department will respond to assist any motorist as long as the vehicle is located within the City limits. The motorist will be asked to sign a waiver relieving the police department of the responsibility for any damage that may occur to the vehicle. We cannot assist a motorist whose vehicle is located in any other jurisdiction, even though it may only be a few feet outside our jurisdiction.

No member of the police department (not even the Chief) can give a citizen permission to break the law, no matter what the circumstances may be.

There is no grace period for driving on an expired driver's license. Your driver's license expires on your birthday every 4 years.  You have six (6) months through the BMV to renew your driver's license without having to take the driving tests again but you can still receive a citation.

The Police Department does not make the decision concerning a school closing, and we are not advised by the School Superintendent when such events occur. Please listen to a local radio or TV station, call the school in question directly or monitor social media for this information.

To take a look at road conditions in Springboro, check before you go! We have live traffic cameras at three intersections: Main & Central; Drug Mart and Central, and N. Main at Lytle-Five Points. Click here and scroll to Traffic Cameras. 

To obtain road conditions anywhere in Ohio, visit OhGo.

We suggest you contact your electric or phone company to report outages and obtain information regarding the length of the outage.

 AES Ohio - Electric Power Service: 1-877-4OUTAGE
CenterPoint Energy - Natural Gas Service: 1-800-227-1376
Montgomery County Sanitary - Water & Sanitary Sewer Services: 937-781-2678

Please call a local wildlife removal service for assistance with wildlife in your yard. 

Springboro Police Non-Emergency: 937-748-0611

Franklin License Bureau: 937-743-9950
Springboro Mayors Court:  937-748-4366
Warren County Jail: 513-695-1287
Warren County Juvenile Court: 513-695-1160   
Warren County Communication Center: 937-425-2525
Ohio State Highway Patrol: 937-832-4794
Clearcreek Township Fire Department: 937-748-2766
Clearcreek Township Police: 937-748-1267

No. In an attempt to not tie up our police lines, please do not call the police department. The police department does not make decisions regarding scheduling or canceling fireworks. Check the website, social media or local news websites for details.

No. In an attempt to not tie up our police phone lines, please do not call the police department. The police department does not make decisions regarding scheduling trick or treat. It will always be held on October 31^st from 6pm – 8pm regardless of the weather conditions.