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Councilmember Gadus
Finance Debt & Budget Oversight Committee
8/27/2025
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From: Councilmember Gadus Response Requested: ASAP
Please give an update on the Remote Work Refund Fund. How much was expended? What is the total, currently?
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Referral Response:
TO: President Carrie Hartman and Members of Toledo City Council
FROM: Melanie Campbell, Interim Finance Director
John Zawisza, Commissioner of Taxation
Referral Response:
Please see the schedule below, which shows the total non-resident refunds paid from 2021 through 2025. Non-resident refunds normally indicate that a non-resident had Toledo tax withheld but worked outside the city.
Year Paid Refund Amount
2021 $642,662
2022 $2,066,939
2023 $2,496,518
2024 $2,420,129
2025 (through July) $2,032,484
Please note, the “Remote Work Refund fund” is recorded in the accounting system as an income tax payable liability. As part of the annual closing, audit and preparation of financial statements processes, this liability is increased or decreased based on projected refunds from all categories of income tax - withholding, business and individual.