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Tax time: How to get your city of Philadelphia wage tax refund for 2020 Erin Arvedlund, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Is your job based in Philly but you had to work from your suburban home in 2020?
If so, your employer can file with the city on your behalf for the first time, and your 2020 wage tax refund will be mailed directly to you.
But for most Philly workers, it appears unlikely that your employer will take this collective action for reasons described below.
Instead, you’ll probably have to file individually for a city wage tax refund. And you must include a letter from the bosses proving that you were mandated to work from home and didn’t make that decision on your own. Then you have to wait six to eight weeks, delays permitting.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) The City of Philadelphia announced Friday the Philadelphia COVID-19 Restaurant and Gym Relief Program, a $12 million grant program designed to provide financial relief to small businesses that have been affected by the most recent restrictions.
On Nov. 20, the city banned indoor dining from restaurants, closed gyms, and reduced capacity at retail stores to five people per 1,000 square feet. Gyms were allowed to reopen on Jan. 4; indoor dining resumed on Jan. 16.
Indoor dining will resume at Philadelphia restaurants after the city lifted a nearly two month ban due to the spread of the coronavirus.
The city says the new program was made possible through the latest allocation of funding for small business relief through a mid-year transfer of City General Fund dollars in Dec. 2020.