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Benton Harbor committee hears limits of city income tax enforcement and its effect on contractors and commissioners
Summary
City staff told the Personnel Finance Committee that the local income tax filing deadline is April 30 and that residents pay 1% while non‑residents pay 0.5% on earnings within city limits; staff said compliance work is on hold for tax season and that contractor payroll withholdings will be monitored going forward.
An unidentified personnel and income‑tax staff member told the Benton Harbor Personnel Finance Committee that the city's income tax remains in effect for anyone who works or lives within the city limits and that tax returns are due April 30.
"If you live within the city limits it is 1% of all earned income regardless of where you work," the staff member said, and added that non‑residents pay 0.5% on income earned inside Benton Harbor. The…
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