JohnW152
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

Please clarify:  Are you are a surviving spouse or former spouse, collecting retired personnel pay on behalf of a service member?

If so, then you can deduct the portion of the income you received that's attributable to the service member's time in the uniformed services. 

See Line 28 – Uniformed Services Retirement Income in the Ohio 2020 Instructions for Filing Form IT 1040.