Paying taxes to a City I don't live or work in.

akc7668 · ‎October 31, 2022

I just found out that my employer has been taking taxes out for a city I no longer work in for the past few years. I've also never lived in that city. This has been corrected by my employer, but is it possible that that city now owes me a refund?

xmasbaby0 · ‎October 31, 2022

Probably. You have not mentioned what city. TurboTax can only help with returns for a few cities or localities. For most of them you are on your own. Gather up your W-2's that show the tax withheld for the city and find out how to file returns for those years to recover the tax that was withheld if you neither lived nor worked in that city. Ask your employer for copies of the W-2's if you no longer have them.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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xmasbaby0 · ‎October 31, 2022

Probably. You have not mentioned what city. TurboTax can only help with returns for a few cities or localities. For most of them you are on your own. Gather up your W-2's that show the tax withheld for the city and find out how to file returns for those years to recover the tax that was withheld if you neither lived nor worked in that city. Ask your employer for copies of the W-2's if you no longer have them.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

akc7668 · ‎October 31, 2022

Thanks! The city would be Akron Ohio, so I'll be diving into that further.

Hal_Al · ‎November 1, 2022

Q. Is it possible that that city now owes me a refund?

A. Yes, for each of the years this happened. There may be a 3 year limit, for claiming a refund.

Call 330-375-2039 for questions about Non-Resident Refund Applications. They can be reached during normal business hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Don't file a standard city return. Get the special form.

https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/site/akronforms/index.html

https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/INCOMETAX/index.html