How do I make military income not taxable for ohio state filing?

[BillM223]

There are generally three things that you must do, all on the federal return.

If you are an Ohio resident (i.e., home of record), then be sure to enter this in the Personal Info or My Info section, regardless of where you are currently stationed.

In the same section, indicate that you are a member of the US military. This will cause several additional screens to appear, asking your duty status, your rank, your combat zone (if any), and other things.

Then, when you enter your W-2 from DFAS, on the screen after this ("Do any of these uncommon situations apply to this W-2?"), be sure to check off that this is active duty pay (if it is).

By this point, Ohio probably has enough information to handle your military pay. However, if there is anything else that Ohio needs to know, it will normally ask it the first thing in the Ohio interview.

Note that not all military income is nontaxable in Ohio - please see this Ohio webpage.