Some Ohio Cities have an income 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. But, your residence city will usually give you a credit or partial credit for the withholding paid to the work city.
You normally only have to file a return in the city you live in. It is not necessary to file one in the city you work in.
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. These are the only Ohio cities that TurboTax (TT) can prepare.
But many Ohio cities use neither agency. These cities design their own forms and require you to use them. You can get paper copies from the individual city. Most are available at the city’s web site. Many cities will prepare the tax return for you, but you have to go to city hall in person. Some may have on line filing (try the city web site). Although they won't usually admit it, some will even accept CCA forms. So you could try filling out a CCA form on TurboTax and mailing it to your city; but 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.
TT cannot e-file an Ohio City or RITA return. It must be printed and mailed.
Some Ohio Cities have an income 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. But, your residence city will usually give you a credit or partial credit for the withholding paid to the work city.
You normally only have to file a return in the city you live in. It is not necessary to file one in the city you work in.
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. These are the only Ohio cities that TurboTax (TT) can prepare.
But many Ohio cities use neither agency. These cities design their own forms and require you to use them. You can get paper copies from the individual city. Most are available at the city’s web site. Many cities will prepare the tax return for you, but you have to go to city hall in person. Some may have on line filing (try the city web site). Although they won't usually admit it, some will even accept CCA forms. So you could try filling out a CCA form on TurboTax and mailing it to your city; but 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.
TT cannot e-file an Ohio City or RITA return. It must be printed and mailed.
select rita by going to ohio city taxes under the same section you would select amend or estimated taxes
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