Notices from RITA

COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

RITA DELINQUENCY NOTICES

You have a legal duty to know and comply with all tax laws.

If you receive a notice, you are identified as someone who should have filed but has not, thus you are categorized as "delinquent." Please review this page for more information about the notice: https://www.ritaohio.com/Individuals/Home/NonFilingNotice.

If you believe this is an error, please do not ignore the notice, but rather respond to RITA by mail or fax as directed in the notice. You can also file online at the RITA website: www.ritaohio.com.

If you would like the City Tax Office's assistance, PLEASE CALL 330.335.2745 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

Other options are to mail the information to:

  • Attn: Compliance Department
  • Regional Income Tax Agency
  • PO BOX 470538
  • Broadview Heights, OH  44147-0538

or fax the information to 440-922-3510


SERVICE FEE FOR CARD PAYMENTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018

Beginning October 1, 2018 taxpayers who elect to pay their municipal income tax bills to RITA by credit or debit card will incur a 2.75% service charge. This per credit card transaction fee is charged to RITA by a third party vendor and is not retained by RITA or The City of Wadsworth. Please note that this service charge applies only to credit or debit card transactions; taxpayers who pay by check or via ACH will not incur this service charge


RITA IS NO LONGER MAILING THE FILING REMINDER POSTCARD

RITA no longer mails filing reminder postcards. RITA reminds individual taxpayers of their city tax filing obligation using a more cost-effective "digital notification campaign." By transitioning from the annual postcard to digital messaging through social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn and on commonly-visited websites using GoogleAds, taxpayers will be presented with the filing reminder more than once and be encouraged to "click-through" to RITA’s website where additional information, including e-filing options, will be available. When the taxpayers click-through, the message will be identified as having been "read." Digital messaging also allows for modification of the messages as the filing deadline approaches.


PLEASE DON'T IGNORE ANY NOTICES YOU RECEIVE FROM RITA

Penalty and interest notices are sent out for these common reasons:

  • Withholding filed and/or paid late
  • Annual Return late
  • Estimate payments not paid by the due date, or estimates were less than 90% of tax due
  • Withholding report received without full or correct payment based on information shown
  • Annual Return received without full or correct payment based on information shown
  • Tax paid is less than amount due
  • Adjustment of tax liability
  • Adjustment after review
  • Non-payment
  • Check returned by bank (for NSF or other reason)