The City of Grove City is a member of the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA).

The Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) deadline for 2022 taxes is midnight, Tuesday, April 18.

Follow the links below to access General Tax Information, Tax Forms, Tax Ordinances, and Rules & Regulations:

• Grove City E-File Tax Return
• Tax Forms and Instructions
• Grove City Tax Exemption
• General Tax Information
• Tax Ordinances for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016 are subject to the provisions of Chapter 194
• Tax Ordinances for tax years beginning on or before Dec. 31, 2015 are subject to the provisions of Chapter 191
• Rules & Regulations
• Monthly Hotel Tax Return Form
• Hotel/Motel Tax Exemption Form

You must file a Grove City income tax return if you:

• Lived in Grove City for any part of the year and earned income during that period. Earned income includes: wages, self-employment income, farm income, income from rental property you own and pass-through income from partnerships in which you are a partner.
• Did not live in Grove City for any part of the year and you earned wages in Grove City from which no Grove City tax was withheld.
• You conducted business in Grove City. Conducting business includes: owning rental property, operating a farm, renting commercial property or performing services as a sole proprietor or independent contractor, etc. in Grove City.

You do not need to file a Grove City income tax return if you:

• At no time during the year resided in Grove City, and your only income earned in Grove City was pass-through income from entities filing as partnerships and S-corporations for federal tax purposes. The entity generating the pass-through Grove City income, however, must file.
• Are a retiree living in Grove City whose only income is Social Security, retirement payments, interest and dividends. However, you should file the Grove City Tax Exemption form if you have not filed one in a prior year.

View the RITA frequently asked questions for additional tax information.

Important information:

• Unpaid Grove City income taxes, including those due to mistakes on the RITA form, are subject to a 15% penalty and interest equal to the federal short-term rate plus 5%. Returns filed after the due date, or extended due date, are subject to a $25 per month late-filing fee. The maximum late fee for tax years prior to 2022 is $150 per year.  The maximum late fee for tax years starting in 2022 is $25.
  Note: the penalty for employers who fail to remit the tax withheld from their employees’ wages is 50% of the tax that was not remitted.
• All Grove City employers must deduct 2% from employee wages.

These are guidelines, if you have additional questions, please email the Grove City Finance Department or call 614-277-3025. If sending an email, do not include your social security number in the message.