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Married living in 2 separate states

My spouse lives in one state and due to work, I have to live in another state. We own a home in Ohio and I rent an apartment in PA. Should I have OH or PA taxes taken out of my paycheck since I technically live in PA and have a residence there? Can we have PA taken out and do married filing separately? (My spouse currently has no income.) 

 

Adding-My local municipality only gives partial credit for taxes paid to another municipality. If I pay taxes to PA and claim OH, I will have to pay significantly more in local taxes. 

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AmyC
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Married living in 2 separate states

Yes, Ohio has state tax and you may also have city or school district tax.

  • You own a home in Ohio and that is where you intend to return to your spouse, so it is your resident state and requires income be taxed for local services, roads, police, etc. You have established state residency.
  • You are domiciled in PA and have PA source income so you must file a PA return and pay tax on the PA income.
  • OH does give you a credit for the double taxed income. The credit will be the lower of the state tax liabilities on the same taxable income. You may owe your resident state,  if they have a higher tax rate along with differences in how the taxable income is calculated.
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Married living in 2 separate states

So we would have PA taxes taken out, then at tax time file PA or OH taxes or both? Thanks!

KrisD15
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Married living in 2 separate states

Pennsylvania and Ohio have a reciprocal agreement. 

This means if you live in one state and work in the other, you only pay tax to the state in which you live. 

 

However, since you moved to Pennsylvania, you will be considered a PA resident. 

 

If you and your spouse file a joint Federal return, you must file a joint Ohio return, in which case all the income will be claimed on the Ohio return and a credit for the double tax will be on the Ohio return.

 

If you file Separately for federal, you could file separate state returns for both Ohio and Pennsylvania. 

 

The employer will withhold PA state tax.

If filing jointly, you will file a PA return first, then an OH return. 

TurboTax needs to know the tax owed PA before it can calculate the credit to put on the OH return. 

 

 

[Edited 02/19.2025 I 10:48am PST]

 

@kmurray9

 

 

 

 

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