Plaintiffs in the litigation, filed last month, sought a temporary restraining order against the city
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Published: 6:46 AM CDT April 6, 2021
Updated: 6:46 AM CDT April 6, 2021
ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has denied an initial bid to force the city of St. Louis to change its earnings tax refund forms, an early decision in litigation over the city's interpretation of the tax amid the pandemic.
The lawsuit argues that the city is wrongly denying earnings tax refunds for nonresidents who are employed by firms in the city but worked at homes outside the jurisdiction during the pandemic. For last year, refunds on the 1% tax, which often come because employers withhold the money, could be worth millions of dollars.