Creating your Ohio Business Gateway Account
A summary of how to create an Ohio Business Gateway Account and ensure it is connected to Remitian
Below is a summary of the official procedures described in this guide.
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How to Create Your Ohio Business Gateway Account
- Create your OH|ID
- Go to the Ohio Business Gateway website.
- Select Create an OH|ID.
- Enter your email address and create a password.
- Verify your email to activate your OH|ID.
- Sign in to the Ohio Business Gateway
- Log in using your new OH|ID username and password.
- Once signed in, choose Ohio Business Gateway from the available services.
- Add your business
- Select Add a Business.
- Enter your Business FEIN (or SSN if you are a sole proprietor).
- Enter your business name exactly as it appears on IRS records.
- Confirm or register the business
- If the business already exists in the state system, select it to continue.
- If the business is not found, follow the prompts to register it.
- Choose your role
- Select your role for the business (for example, administrator or filer).
- Confirm that you are authorized to act on behalf of the business.
- Add tax and payment services
- Choose the tax types and services you need (such as withholding, sales tax, or other business taxes).
- Confirm your selections to enable filing and payments.
- Finish setup
- Review the information you entered.
- Submit the setup to complete your Gateway account.
- Once complete, you can begin filing returns and making payments through the portal.
- Create your OH|ID
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How to accept Remitian Invite
- Remitian initiates access
- Remitian sends an access request to your Ohio Business Gateway account.
- You’ll receive an email and an in-app notification from
Remitian Tax Payments
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- Approve Remitian’s access request
- Log in to Ohio Business Gateway.
- Select the correct business (if you have more than one).
- Open the Lock icon → “Account Access Request (1)” tab
- Approve the request for Remitian by clicking on the ✅ next tot he entry
- You can grant Non-Filer Role to the user
- Enable required Account Transactions
- Open the Lock icon → Account Transactions.
- For Commercial Activity Tax (CAT), enable**:**
- CAT Annual
- CAT Quarterly (Includes Estimate)
- CAT Payment
- Remitian initiates access