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Chef_esten t1_j4td0nl wrote

I have ignored those letters for the entire 15 years ive lived in the city and have had zero repercussions.

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[deleted] t1_j4vu4ho wrote

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burritoace t1_j4vxo5n wrote

Joke's on you (sort of), the taxes are almost certainly already collected anyway

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OneInvestment8872 t1_j4w1gjy wrote

So is it necessary to file that little form they send you every year, if you’re filing state/federal taxes already. I’m a little confused what this even is

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burritoace t1_j4w2c5x wrote

Technically it is required, but the tax is so simple and easy to levy that the money is collected from most people without it. If you've changed jobs, have back pay, or some other unique situation, then it may be more important.

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ArgyllFire t1_j4wq8cv wrote

Moving here from another state that does not bother with local tax reconciliation, I was so confused why I had to report my income to a THIRD entity. It is so dumb.

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burritoace t1_j4wvjfs wrote

It's silly because for probably 95% of people they already have all the info they need. It would be nice if they could only reach out to those who actually need to submit for whatever complicated reason, which would reduce confusion for everyone else. But I think that would require the state transmitting tax info back down to the municipal level, which would be pretty complicated. Everyone complains about JTS but honestly I think it's relatively straightforward to deal with them in most cases.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_j4xaz03 wrote

It's so straightforward that local tax should just be a part of PA-40 income tax return.

Essential government services (especially not those services with access to citizens' most private financial data and the greatest ability to make citizens' lives hell) should not just be outsourced to the lowest bidder.

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burritoace t1_j4xj98d wrote

I'm not opposed to that, but it still requires municipality-level management of some kind

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Cryptic_Skies t1_j4w9a5i wrote

Jordan Tax Service is the company the city uses to collect taxes.

Keystone Collections for boroughs within Allegheny County.

This topic comes up every year.

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