OH promoter tax bonds.
$275. Five minutes.

Alongside the promoter’s license bond, the Ohio Athletic Commission requires a $2,500 tax bond backing the tax a promoter owes on event gross receipts. At a flat 3% that would be $75 — below our $275 minimum, so the price is $275. License bonds like this are the fastest thing we issue.

Required by the Ohio Athletic Commission for boxing, MMA, and tough-person promoters
Fixed amount, $275 flat — the bond is $2,500; 3% is below our $275 minimum, so $275 it is
Multi-year terms available — set it up once, forget it for up to 3 years
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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Promoter details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section, no follow-up scavenger hunt.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the Athletic Commission

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Ohio Athletic Commission. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

$2,500 bond × 3% = $75, but our minimum premium is $275 — so this bond is $275, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.

1-year term
$275
2-year term
$550
3-year term
$825
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

Ohio combat-sports promoters owe a tax on the gross receipts of the events they put on, collected by the Ohio Athletic Commission under ORC Chapter 3773. Separate from the $20,000 promoter’s license bond, the Commission requires a $2,500 tax bond standing behind that tax.

The bond is a tax guarantee: it assures the state collects the promoter’s tax on event gross receipts even if the promoter fails to pay. If the tax goes unpaid, the state can recover against the bond.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Many promoters need this $2,500 tax bond and the $20,000 license bond together; we write each.

ORC Chapter 3773 (Ohio Athletic Commission)The Ohio Athletic Commission, which regulates boxing, MMA, and tough-person competitions under ORC Chapter 3773, requires promoters to pay a tax on event gross receipts and requires a $2,500 tax bond backing that obligation — separate from the $20,000 promoter’s license bond under ORC 3773.35. Confirm the current amount and form with the Commission on your application.

You need this bond if you're

An Ohio combat-sports promoter who owes the Athletic Commission’s tax on gross receipts
Promoting boxing, MMA, or tough-person events that generate taxable gate and receipts
Filing alongside your $20,000 license bond — most promoters need both
Renewing your promoter filings and keeping the tax bond continuous

Five minutes. The whole thing.

These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Ohio promoter tax bond? +
The price is $275. The bond amount is $2,500, and 3% of that is $75 — but every bond we write carries a $275 minimum premium, the floor it costs to issue and service. So this one lands at $275, the same for every promoter.
Why is it $275 and not $75? +
Because of the minimum premium. 3% of a $2,500 bond is $75, but no surety issues a bond for that little — there’s a fixed cost to underwrite, execute, and service it. Our floor is $275, and we’d rather show you that math than dress it up.
How is this different from the $20,000 promoter bond? +
The $20,000 bond is the promoter’s license bond under ORC 3773.35, guaranteeing you pay fighters and officials and follow the rules. This $2,500 bond backs the promoter’s tax on event gross receipts. Most promoters need both — we write each.
Do I pay the $2,500? +
No. You pay $275. The $2,500 is the surety's maximum liability if the tax goes unpaid — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.
Is there a credit check? +
Not on this bond — the application has no credit section at all. Small fixed-amount bonds like this one don't need one.
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Add the tax bond to your promoter filings.

$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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