Riverside vs. State of Ohio on Tax Issue

Jerry Kenney — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:11:36 +0000

The state of Ohio wants a federal judge to dismiss the city of Riverside’s lawsuit that seeks to tax civilian employees and contractors who work at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Back in 2007, the city of Riverside announced it would begin collecting taxes on civilian employees who work on the portion of Wright-Patt that falls within Riverside city limits – that’s Area B. Riverside’s lawsuit argues that an unconstitutional provision in Ohio's municipal income tax law prevents them from collecting taxes from those employees.

Riverside Sues To Tax Base's Civilian Employees

Associated Press and Dayton Daily News — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:06:00 +0000

The city of Riverside has gone to federal court in its fight to tax civilian employees and contractors who work on part of an air force base.

The says a provision of Ohio's municipal income tax law that prevents it from collecting taxes from employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is unconstitutional.

The Dayton Daily News reports that Riverside says the law provides an arbitrary and unjustifiable tax exemption to some government employees and contractors.

Ohio argues the state is allowed to pass laws that restrict cities' taxing authority.