Summary
Tax receipts are down 6.2% versus last year, with individual and net-profit collections both down — partly because remote workers returning to offices are paying workplace taxes elsewhere. The city will keep tracking RITA's withholding data monthly, and the new OSU outpatient center should add about $648,000 in income tax.
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tax receipts running 6.2% below last year, offset going forward by new OSU payroll withholding.
The city, which gains new income tax from the OSU facility and a negotiated cost-share ceiling that it will recoup more from once fully staffed.
City coffers take a short-term hit as remote workers' withholding shifts to other municipalities.
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