How do I file my city taxes for Philadelphia?

[soorajs]

I live and work in Philadelphia. This is my first time filing from Philadelphia. City taxes were withheld from my wages. How do I file my city taxes? Any specific websites I should go to?

TIA 

[re2boys · Accepted solution]

If the Philadelphia wage tax was  deducted from your paychecks and you do not have self employment income, no tax return needs to be filed. From:  https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/income-taxes/earnings-tax-employees/

Can you be excused from paying the tax?

You don’t have to pay the Earnings Tax if you:

• Have the City Wage Tax withheld from your paycheck.
• Are an individual or part of a partnership that files and pays the Net Profits Tax.

[soorajs]

Thanks!!

[SweetieJean]

https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/paying-city-taxes/how-to-file-and-pay-city-...

[soorajs]

thanks!!

[allexis]

no tax return needs to be filed.

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It doesn't explicitly says so, it says:

You must pay the Earnings Tax if you are a:

• Philadelphia resident with taxable income who doesn’t have the City Wage Tax withheld from your paycheck..

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So, @re2boys, is there a possibility that a tax return still can be filed and you actually get some money back?

[re2boys]

Under some curcumstances, you may request a refund of wage tax withheld.

From https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/income-taxes/earnings-tax-employees/

Income-based Earnings Tax refund

If you’re approved for tax forgiveness under Pennsylvania 40 Schedule SP, you may be eligible for an income-based Earnings Tax refund. People who meet the criteria can receive a refund of up to 0.5% on City Wage Taxes that their employer withheld from their paychecks, or that they remitted quarterly on their Earnings Tax returns.

How to apply the reduction

You must attach a completed Pennsylvania Schedule SP to your refund petition, or an Annual Reconciliation of Employee Earnings Tax return, to be eligible to receive the income-based rates. The City of Philadelphia will check to make sure your Schedule SP matches the state’s records.

Non-Pennsylvania residents who work in Philadelphia but do not file a Pennsylvania income tax return must include a signed copy of their state income tax return to be eligible for the income-based rates.

Refund petition form is here:  https://www.phila.gov/media/20191220111558/Income-based-Wage-Tax-refund-petition-2019-v2.pdf