Ohio promoter tax bonds.
$100 flat.
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. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price — and license bonds like this issue instantly.
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How much does an Ohio promoter tax bond cost?
$100 at the $2,500 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Promoter details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
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.
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.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $2,500 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
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.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $2,500 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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Add the tax bond to your promoter filings.
$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.