I live in Grove City OH and work in Columbus Oh do I have to pay Grove City taxes?

[kathleenprice1]

this is not about Obamacare

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

Yes. All residents of a city with an income tax must file a city return and usually pay that city some tax, even if their work city withheld tax. Grove City has an income tax.
 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. 

For a list of all Ohio cities with an income tax go to http://www.tax.ohio.gov/municipalities/municipal_income_tax_forms.aspx

[cindyseymourthom]

mention if there is a way to get the Rita tax done on your turbo tax website

[Hal_Al]

Turbotax (TT) has RITA software built into the Ohio software. You have to activate it. At the screen, in the Ohio program, titled "A few things before we wrap up your state taxes", scroll down to city taxes.
You cannot e-file RITA, from the TT website. You have to print and mail it.
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.  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ritaohio.com/">http://www.ritaohio.com/</a>

[garywilson-1961]

The city you work in taxes you first - then the city you live in requires you to file a tax return - for many of the cities in central Ohio you get credit for the taxes paid to the city you live in.

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[SweetieJean]

You must file an income tax return if:

• You earned income while living in Grove City.

http://finance.grovecityohio.gov/taxInfo/

[Hartley0521]

I live in a township that does not have an income tax however my employer deducts  local taxes based on the city I work in. Should I contact the city I work to get refunded? 

[Hal_Al]

@Hartley0521  No.

I assume you're in Ohio.

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.  

You are not required to file a city tax return for the city you work in, only the city you live in (if it has a tax)