It depends. Filing jointly in Ohio (OH) you can get the joint filing credit ONLY if each of you have at least $500 in OH adjusted gross income. If your wife has no income in OH, then this credit is not allowed.
- To qualify for this credit, you and your spouse must each have qualifying Ohio Adjusted Gross Income of at least $500 after you have figured your Ohio Schedule A adjustments.
You can file jointly in OH, even if your wife has no OH income.
Your wife must also file the New York (NY) return as resident and pay tax on her income in her resident state. None of her income should be taxed to OH, only NY.
Review the step-by-step process in the OH state return to be sure you answer all the questions correctly and to remove your wife's income. Also be sure from the federal section that the income is appropriately assigned to the correct spouse.
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