Holmes County property owners can now view new tax credits online

Holmes County Auditor’s online real estate search now shows the Inflation Cap Credit tied to House Bill 186 in Tax Year 2025 PAYABLE 2026 records updated in late June. Eligible parcels will show the credit on tax bills and online, giving owners a place to verify whether the new state relief is showing up on their property.

House Bill 186, called the Inflation Cap Credit, applies to owners of property in school districts on the 20-mill floor and joint vocational school districts on the 2-mill floor. The law applies statewide beginning in tax year 2025 and limits revenue growth from those levies to inflation instead of letting tax bills climb faster after a reappraisal or update. If the increase in property taxes from a reappraisal or update exceeds inflation, the credit caps that increase at the inflation rate.

The credit is being applied to second-half 2025 real estate tax bills, which are payable in 2026, and the county’s second-half due date for this collection is August 5, 2026. Property owners can compare the Holmes County Auditor’s online real estate search parcel record with the bill itself, since the county records now show the tax year and payable year for the current collection.

The five-bill property-tax package signed by the governor in December 2025, including House Bill 186, totals more than $3 billion in savings. House Bill 186 alone is projected to save Ohio property owners nearly $1.7 billion over three years, and residents could begin seeing relief as early as June 2026. The bill covers all eligible property statewide starting in tax year 2025, and it does not eliminate Ohio’s 20-mill floor, which guarantees school districts at least 20 mills of property tax revenue for current expenses. School-board advocates warned that limiting growth could pressure school budgets and force cuts or layoffs.