The first thing you have to understand is that any city or state income tax is based on where the income is earned for most employees. Where you live is not relevant unless you are a transportation worker which you are. If as a transportation worker you do not perform more than 50% of your work in a specific state you are taxed based on your residence. You should be able to file and get a refund on what you already paid.

“”Federal law provides that certain interstate transportation and commerce employees, such as pilots, are subject to tax in their state of residence and any state in which they earn more than 50 percent of their pay for being a pilot. This is determined by looking to whether the pilot’s flight time in any non-residence state exceeds 50 percent of the total flight time worked by the pilot while employed during the calendar year. The pilot may be entitled to a tax credit in his residence state for taxes on his pay that is paid to other states.””

 

Thanks for the feedback everybody. I spoke with one of our union reps this morning and learned that the union has set up a meeting with the company on this matter at the end of May. Apparently, Frontier must submit a form on our behalf (sounds similar to what the Republic pilot suggested), but they have not put forth the effort to do so yet.

 

That’s so frustrating because I emailed BK in payroll about this exact thing back in January and was told that she’d look into it. Obviously we see how much of a priority it was to her. I guarantee she’d have done more research if 3.5% was coming out of her check. Good luck PHL pilots. I may wind up there next year so I’m watching this with a vested interest.

 

I have some friends at AA based in PHL and they know nothing about this. Never seen it on their check.

 

Apparently "Brotherly love" doesn't come for free!

 

https://www.phila.gov/2018-09-27-whe...hias-wage-tax/

“A non-resident is exempt from the Wage Tax when the employer requires him or her to perform a job outside of Philadelphia.”

According to this, the most we would have to pay is the work done in Phl; as a non-resident. I would count this as taxi time at most. This was the first paycheck I have had the tax withheld. Not happy about it, and fairly positive we are exempt from paying any of it, or at least 98% of what we credit. Definitely going to contact the union and payroll tomorrow.

 

I think you're right. Please let us know what they say

 

The IRS considers you a transportation employee who spends more than 50 percent of your time away from your base. You are required to pay taxes for where you live. Unless you live in Philly you dont owe anything to them. Hopefully the company stops this withholding.

 

As it was explained to some F9 PHL Pilots I’ve recently talked to, the PHL AA gates in A/B/C are NOT in the city limits, so those pilots aren’t subject to the tax. F9 in E and regionals in F are.........just whackadoodle enough to be true, sadly enough.........

 

You're earning $30,000 a month pre tax? Dang.