The city of Riverside failed to prove the state of Ohio violated the U.S. Constitution by enacting a law exempting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees from paying municipal income tax, a court affirmed this month.
Riverside alleged an Ohio law passed in 2007 “discriminatorily prohibits municipal assessment of income taxes on certain civilian employees and contractors” who work at Wright-Patt.
On May 6, the second district Ohio appeals court affirmed a previous ruling in favor of the state.
Riverside has pursued ways to tax base employees since 1997, in what is now a two-decade old disagreement.
A Wright-Patt spokesman said the Air Force’s position on the issue has not changed. Base officials maintain the city does not have jurisdiction to collect municipal taxes on base.
We’ve called Riverside officials and will update this story with any new information.