Philadelphia city has launched a new online Philadelphia Tax Center, which makes it easier to pay wage taxes but also to apply for a refund if you still work from your home outside the city. Erin Arvedlund tallied up the impact for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The online forms for a city wage tax refund went live at the end of January. The city has also made it possible for companies to make requests for the entirety of its workforce, but this process will take longer than individual requests.

If your company does not plan to file en masse, you can file for a refund yourself. You will require a letter from your employer or from payroll to go with your refund request.

The letter, which needs to be signed and on company letterhead, has to include the dates you were required to work outside Philadelphia. The form is available online. Salaried employees will need a W-2 from payroll.

All wage tax refund requests can be submitted online as of November.

Once the request is submitted, it usually takes six to eight weeks for a refund to arrive.

Read more about how to get a Philadelphia city wage tax refund in The Philadelphia Inquirer.