Ohio House Passes Tax Change For Remote Workers

Last year, Ohio lawmakers passed a law allowing municipalities to continue to collect income taxes from employees who were temporarily working from home in other communities. The Ohio House has passed a bill that would change that.

Republican Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) said the bill passed last year during the heart of the pandemic was a temporary fix. Edwards said some people will work remotely indefinitely, yet will pay taxes to a community where they don’t work or live.

“This is simply not fair to the Ohio taxpayers who we represent," Edwards said.

The bill allows remote employees to apply for refunds of this year’s taxes paid to cities they don’t live in.

But cities fear they will lose millions of tax dollars needed for public services. The Ohio Mayors' Alliance said it hopes some of those concerns can be addressed as the Ohio Senate takes up the bill.