JotikaT2
Employee Tax Expert

State tax filing

It depends.

 

Kentucky and Ohio have state reciprocity.  This means that even though you worked the entire year in Ohio, but you lived in Kentucky, your wages were only subject to income tax withholdings in Kentucky.

 

Review your state wages on your W-2 Form.  The income earned from Ohio while you were a resident of Kentucky should only have state withholdings in Boxes 15-17 for Kentucky even though they were earned from a job in Ohio.  Confirm the amount of Ohio wages and withholdings only reflects your income while you resided in Ohio.  

 

For Ohio, the amounts may be listed for the entire year, but you should have a Schedule of Credits which transfers the credit for your nonresident period to Form IT 1040, Line 9. The credit ensures you receive a credit for any income earned while a nonresident.

 

While Schedule A lists the information for the entire year, it is also allocated to your period of residence on Line 5 of your Form IT-1040.  This allocates the amount of you Schedule A items on the overall tax calculation as opposed to just the amounts listed on Schedule A.  

 

Review your Form IT-1040 to ensure the allocation is prepared according to the period of residency and nonresidency.  If the overall amounts are allocated, your return will be correct as long as your input is accurate.

 

 

 

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