Скачать или смотреть Rittman informs residents that it overtaxed them for 15 years

Rittman is known as "A Small Town with a Big Heart." Unfortunately, the community that sits on the border of Medina and Wayne counties is dealing with a huge problem.

In a letter sent to residents last week, Rittman city officials announced that they had discovered "an issue" with its municipal income tax. Specifically, Rittman has been collecting municipal income taxes at the rate of 1.5% when the correct, authorized rate for the last 15 years was 1%.

"Our research has revealed that the cause of the incorrect income tax rate was simple human error that occurred years ago," the letter stated.

For context, the extra 0.5% in tax collected in 2022 equated to over $850,000.

So what does this mean for residents?

First and foremost, don't count on a refund. Rittman city leaders say that under Ohio law there is a one-year statute of limitations for recovering the payment of an unauthorized income tax. They note that there are "significant procedural requirements that taxpayers must satisfy to obtain such a refund."

Even if there wasn't a law, officials say that refunding 15 years worth of the taxes "would bankrupt the City."


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