Q. Do I need to file state taxes in both Georgia and Ohio?
A. Yes. But, you only file OH to get a refund. You do not owe OH state tax because you did not physically work there. Ask your employer to stop the OH withholding.
Q. "Did either of you make money in any other state"? Does this only pertain to someone who lives in one state and works in another?
A. Yes, normally. But you need to answer yes, to get TurboTax to generate the OH software.
Ohio does a convoluted tax calculation for non-residents/part year residents. It calculates tax on total income, then it calculates a non resident/part year resident credit, which it subtracts from the tax it calculated on the total income. The credit is calculated as your non-Ohio income divided by Total adjusted Income multiplied by the total tax. TurboTax (TT) does this by allocating your income as either Ohio or non-Ohio. W-2 income will be allocated by the state name abbreviation shown in box 15 of your W-2. TT will ask you, item by item, in the state section, how much of your other income is Ohio or non-Ohio income.
Also be advised that you will probably have to use a work around to get TT to prepare the OH return to get you your refund. At the w-2 screen split the boxes 15-20 W-2 info into 2 lines. On the 1st line leave OH in box 15 but make box 16 blank; leave the OH withholding in box 17. On the 2nd line put GA in box 15 and the state wages amount in box 16; leave box 17 blank..
If there is OH city withholding in box 19 of your W-2, you will have to file a separate city return to get a refund. Contact the city for forms.
For a list of all Ohio cities with an income tax go to
https://tax.ohio.gov/business/municipalities/08municipal-income-tax-forms
from there there’s links to each city's web site”
