CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Buckeye Institute on Thursday sued the city of Cleveland for continuing to collect income taxes from a doctor who has worked from home in Pennsylvania for more than a year. © Robert Higgs/Robert Higgs | cleveland.com – Cleveland’s skyline Robert Higgs | cleveland.com The suit asks the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court to declare unconstitutional a state law that allowed Cleveland to continue to collect income taxes from former commuters during the coronavirus pandemic. The filing comes a day after Columbus settled one of several similar cases filed by the conservative think tank. On Wednesday, attorneys for Columbus Auditor Megan Kilgore agreed to honor Westerville resident J. Eric Denison’s request for a refund on taxes withheld for Columbus while he worked from home. In the Cleveland case was filed on behalf of Manal Morsy, who commuted to her job in Cleveland prior to the pandemic, staying…
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