Municipal Taxes - Worked from home for the entire year? (Ohio)

[JG4President]

Hello,

I am having an issue, I worked from home for the entire year, however my employer continued to take out taxes to the municipality I used to work in. I live in a RITA tax area, so I also paid my tax bill to the municipality that I actually live in. 

Essentially, I ended up paying double taxes when I didn't need to. How can I go about getting this corrected and/or getting a refund from the city that I had taxes deducted from that should not have been paid? How do I prove I worked from home for the entire year as well?

Thanks!

[Hal_Al]

You will have to file a 2nd City return, for the city your employer withheld for, to get a refund.  Ask your employer to stop withholding for that city.  You should contact that city, as many have a special form for a refund in this situation. 

During Covid, Ohio allowed cities to collect tax, from the work city, even when the employee worked from home in a different city. That ruled expired 12-31-21. Your employer may not be aware of that expiration.

Reference: 

https://frostbrowntodd.com/ohio-tax-talk-adjusting-to-the-latest-telework-tax-rules/

https://taxnews.ey.com/news/2021-1235-ohio-governor-lifts-covid-19-emergency-order-and-starts-clock-....

[Hal_Al]

You should contact the city, that owes you a refund,  as many have a special form for a refund in this situation. 

For a list of all Ohio cities with an income tax go to

https://tax.ohio.gov/business/municipalities/08municipal-income-tax-forms

From there, there is a link to each city’s web site and/or RITA / CCA

[JG4President]

On the website they ask for "official clock hour summaries (telework/regular hours,
benefit leave times)"

What kind of documentation would be needed to support this? My company switched timesheet software through the middle of this year so I don't have access to half a year of these.

[Hal_Al]

You'll have to ask the city what they required.  The one time I had to do it, I had to get my supervisor to sign a city affidavit form.