RITA Ohio is claiming I did not pay my local municipal tax. How do I show that I did?

[xmasbaby0]

Do you have bank or credit card records showing that you paid RITA?  That would be your only proof that you paid directly.   Or do you have a W-2 showing that your employer withheld the tax?  Look in box 20 of your W-2.

Ohio local taxes are tricky. It is possible to work in one RITA area and have tax withheld for that area, but live in another RITA area where the rate is different, and you could owe the difference to the area you live in.  

[dscsteeler10]

I do have a Local W2 that shows that the tax was withheld. Is that all I would need?

[xmasbaby0]

TurboTax does not automatically prepare a RITA form for you, even if tax was withheld from your pay, so RITA has not received a tax return from you if you did not prepare and mail one, or go on the RITA site and do one.  I find it to be easier to use the RITA site.

You can set up an account on the RITA site and take care of this online.  Get that W-2 in front of you:

www.ritaohio.com

@Hal_Al ?  Thoughts?

[dscsteeler10]

Thanks for your help. So if I have two local W2s, one for the city I work in and one for the town I live in, do I owe both amounts?

[Hal_Al]

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 2018 Ohio Taxes are ready for us to check"
    -Click Other situations
    -Scroll down to Ohio City taxes. 

Even if you had TT prepare the return, 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. There were major changes to the RITA form, this year.

http://www.ritaohio.com/

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 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, if different. Your employer will remit withholding to the city you work in, but you do not file a return unless you're claiming a refund or your employer didn't withhold enough ( both highly unusual). The city you live in will allow a credit or partial credit for the withheld tax you paid to the work location city. You may end up owing your resident city nothing, but you are still required to file a return. If you live and work in the same city and your employer did withhold the exact correct amount, you usually still have to file a 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. TurboTax can only do RITA & CCA cities.  Not all Ohio cities are CCA or RITA members.  Those cities administer their own income tax system.

To verify that you live in a  city (or school district) with an income tax enter your address at:

http://www.tax.ohio.gov/Individual/LocalTaxInformation.aspx