To find
out if you live in a school district or city with an income tax enter your
address at:
http://www.tax.ohio.gov/Individual/LocalTaxInformation.aspx
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.
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.
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 filing out a CCA form on TurboTax
and submitting 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.
For a list of all Ohio cities with an income tax go to http://www.tax.ohio.gov/municipalities/municipal_income_tax_forms.aspx
From there, there is a link to each city's web site including RITA & CCA
