Some Ohio Cities have an income tax. The income tax is separate from property tax. Any Ohio city, with an income tax, is allowed to have withholding taken out of your pay while you worked in that city. Your employer is required to do that withholding. You can't get a refund unless it was improperly withheld, i.e. you didn't actually work there for all or part of the time that your employer was withholding. If you live in a city with an income tax, you are subject to that city's tax as well. The city you live in will usually allow a credit or partial credit for the withheld tax you paid to the work location city. You don't have to own a home, all residents are subject to the tax. Residents are required to file an annual city income tax return.
There are 2 state wide agencies that help Ohio Cities collect City Income taxes. One is CCA (Central Collection Agency) and the other, larger one, is RITA (Regional Income Tax Agency). There is a pull down list of cities, in Turbo Tax(TT), for both City Tax Forms (CCA) & RITA. You apparently live in a RITA city.
TurboTax (TT) does not automatically prepare a city return, you must initiate it. At the screen, in the Ohio program, titled
"A few things before we wrap up your state taxes"
scroll down to Ohio City taxes.
Or, later
"Your 2016 Ohio Taxes are ready for us to check"
-Click Other situations
-Scroll down to Ohio City taxes.
TT cannot e-file an Ohio City or RITA return. It must be printed and mailed.
I actually find it easier to fill out a city return by hand or at the city, CCA or RITA web site, than to use TT. Things don't happen automatically and you need to know what you’re doing. The actual RITA/city forms are easier to follow than the TT interview. http://www.ritaohio.com/
To verify or find out if you live in a city (or school district) with an income tax enter your address at:
http://www.tax.ohio.gov/Individual/LocalTaxInformation.aspx
For a list of all Ohio cities with an income tax go to
http://www.tax.ohio.gov/municipalities/municipal_income_tax_forms.aspx
from there there’s links to each city's web site”
