Question about my w2s

[loveylovehole]

Ok so I have a question i work in pa but live in ohio an when i tried to file my taxes it was saying I owed almost 700 to ohio. Which I don't see how well my man works in pa lives in ohio his w2s says ohio an mine says pa so is that what is wrong? I've tried reaching out to hr an have gotten no where with them thinking about calling hr an block today an see if they would know does anyone know what is going on? I'm not familiar with this stuff so have no clue 

[Vanessa A]

If you work in PA but live in OH, then your employer should be withholding OH taxes.  Ohio and Pennsylvania have a tax reciprocity agreement.  This means, you do not have to pay state taxes to the state you work in, only the state you live in. 

If your employer withheld taxes for PA instead of OH, then yes, you would have to pay taxes to OH but you would get a refund of the taxes you paid to PA. 

You will need to file a PA nonresident return to claim a refund of the taxes that your employer withheld.  Then you will file your OH Resident return and pay the taxes.  You may be able to file your PA nonresident return and get your refund prior to the April 15th deadline and use that to pay your OH taxes.  Ohio has a graduated tax rate, where PA has a flat tax rate.  Depending on how much you earned, your refund may or may not cover your entire tax bill to OH.

You should ask your employer to switch the states that they are withholding taxes for to avoid this year after year.  For 2025, since it is already February, you will have to file a PA nonresident return if they are continuing to withhold for PA this year if you want to claim a refund. 

[loveylovehole]

Thanks for answering an that's what I thought too but wasn't sure idk what to do i started to do them on here than had to stop because I caught it once ohio said I would owe almost 700 bucks which is insane after i already paid taxes all year long an don't make that much as it is. And I've tried c contacting hr pay roll even my manager an they just flat out ignore me. At first I think maybe payroll or hr can't remember which one said they told someone they needed corrected an if I didn't hear back in two weeks to try contacting again it's been like a month an they won't even message me back so at this point I have no clue what to do or who to get ahold of cuz my work isn't helping at all idk if i need to contact someone higher up that can contact them which I hate to do this but I mean they won't correct a simple fix what are they gonna do when it's something major 

[DianeW777]

It's understandable.  Here is a link that may help you with your employer and get Ohio (OH) withholding started for you.

• PA FAQ - PA Employer with OH Resident Employee

@loveylovehole 

[Hal_Al]

You may find that your employer is unwilling to withhold Ohio tax.  But, at a minimum, they should stop withholding Pennsylvania tax. Fill out  Form REV-419 Employee's Nonwithholding Application Certificate and give it to payroll/HR.

You may have to start making quarterly estimated tax payments to Ohio (or have your spouse increase his OH withholding).