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The W-2 information that must accompany the filing of this
form must be submitted using one of the following
methods:
Instructions for
Electronically
When filing using CRISP at crisp.columbus.gov you will
Form IT-13
upload W-2s as an attachment to your Form IT-13 using
one of the following formats:
Reconciliation of Quarterly Returns of Fixed-Width W-2 file: This must be in a .txt format.
Income Tax Withheld from Wages Your fixed-width file must comply with the
Instructions for W-2 data via Fixed Width File that
Use to prepare returns for tax year are available on our website at
2023 www.columbus.gov/incometaxdivision.
What’s New Images of W-2s: These must be in a .doc, .docx,
.jpeg, .pdf, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tif, or .tiff.
We strongly recommend you file with our new online tax Paper copies of W-2s
portal, CRISP atcrisp.columbus.gov. On CRISP you can You may submit paper copies of the W-2 forms issued to
electronically complete your Form IT-13 and upload the employees. Copies submitted must be legible. In
copies of your W-2s or a fixed-width W-2 file. addition, make sure that the W-2 forms show all Federal,
Ohio and Columbus City wage and withholding
Submissions on CDs or USB drives are NOT accepted information.
and will be destroyed.
Paper report
Employers submitting W-2 information on a paper report
Do I Need to File?
must insure that the report submitted contains:
Employers are required to file Form IT-13 annually to 1. the employer’s name, address and Federal
transmit W-2 information for all employees who were paid identification number,
qualifying wages upon which Columbus income tax was 2. each employee’s name, address and social
required to be withheld or from whose wages you withheld security number,
Columbus tax as a courtesy based on Columbus 3. the total amount of salaries, wages, commissions
residency. The annual filing requirement for Form IT-13 is and other compensation paid each employee
similar to that of Federal Form W-3. during the year,
4. Medicare wages,
Filing Form IT-13 does not take the place of filing any 5. the Ohio taxable wages as reported on each
Form IT-11 (Quarterly Returns of Tax Withheld), which employee’s paper W-2,
must be filed separately. 6. the Columbus wages, and
7. the Columbus taxes as reported on each
Form IT-13 cannot be used to request a refund of
employee’s paper W-2.
withholding taxes. If you wish to request a refund of a
credit in your withholding tax account, select “Request a
Refund” from your CRISP logon at crisp.columbus.gov or The format of the report must be such that the information
complete Form IT-6W. related to a specific employee is not spread over multiple
pages; however, we encourage presenting the
information for multiple employees on each page.
General Instructions
Filing the Return
You must submit W-2 information for all employees who
were paid qualifying wages upon which Columbus City Form IT-13 and employees’ W-2 information must be filed
Income Tax was required to be withheld. This information with the Columbus Income Tax Division on or before the
must be provided whether or not you withheld the required last day of February.
Columbus tax from their wages. In addition, you must
submit W-2 information for all employees from whose An extension of up to 30 days to file Form IT-13 and W-2
wages you withheld Columbus tax as a courtesy. information may be granted at the discretion of the
Income Tax Division. To apply for an extension of time to
