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I live in Indiana and work in Ohio. What do I put in for Reciprocity Wages?

 
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ColeenD3
Expert Alumni

I live in Indiana and work in Ohio. What do I put in for Reciprocity Wages?

The reciprocity agreement is regarding wages earned, but may also include the various types of income treated as wages listed below.

 

Five states have a reciprocal agreement with the state of Indiana. They are Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. All salaries, wages, tips, and commissions earned in these states by an Indiana resident must be reported as if they were earned in Indiana.

Hal_Al
Level 15

I live in Indiana and work in Ohio. What do I put in for Reciprocity Wages?

It depends. What are you being asked in the program? Where are you and why & how did you get there. 

 

In the personal info section, when it asks if you made money in another state, answer NO, per the reciprocal state instructions, on that page. This will prevent TurboTax from thinking you need to file an OH return.

 

Ohio has a reciprocal agreement, on wages, with all neighboring states. No Ohio state taxes are withheld or due and you do not need to file an OH return. But your home state will tax you on your Ohio income.

Only If Ohio state income  tax was mistakenly withheld, do you have to file an Ohio return to get a refund. You should ask your employer to stop withholding so you don't have to file an Ohio return every year.

However the reciprocity agreement does not apply to local city taxes. You are not required to file a local city return, but you are also not entitled to a refund of the city withholding (box19 on your W-2), unless there was an error in the amount. Most  IN counties (but not the state)  allow a credit, or partial credit for tax paid to an OH city. That will come up in the IN state interview. 

 

 

Hal_Al
Level 15

I live in Indiana and work in Ohio. What do I put in for Reciprocity Wages?

Assuming you're in the Ohio program, because OH state tax was mistakenly withheld:

You enter the amount form box 16 of your W-2 on the line (on the W-2) that has OH in box 15.

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