State taxes Ohio

[mommyof4]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

I hope someone can help me with this state specific tax question.

We moved from TX to Ohio for an employment transfer. My husband was working in TX until April of 08. He has since been working in Ohio.

Now, TX does not have state taxes but Ohio does.

How does that affect the filing of state taxes here in Ohio? Are his TX earnings subject to Ohio state tax? It doesn't seem to me that it should be, but then if I knew the correct answer, I wouldn't have to be asking for help in understanding, now would I?

Thanks for any insight.

[anteater]

Residency Status

Resident. You were a resident of Ohio if you lived in Ohio for the entire year. If you were away temporarily, you were still a resident of Ohio.

Nonresident. You were domiciled outside of Ohio all year.

Part-year resident. You moved into or out of Ohio during 2008, not counting being away temporarily.

Caution: Part-year residents should use the nonresident credit Schedule D (as explained in the Ohio Income Tax Instructions - 2008) for income earned while a resident of another state. Individuals who earn or receive income within Ohio will be able to claim the nonresident credit with respect to all items of income not earned and not received in Ohio.

[url=http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/ohio_individual/individual/residency_status.stm]Welcome to the Ohio Department of Taxation[/url]

[mommyof4]

Thank you.

[LdiJ]

Please use a professional to help you deal with the various state tax issues. They are difficult to do correctly and ultimately you will save money by getting professional help.

[mommyof4]

Originally Posted by LdiJ

Please use a professional to help you deal with the various state tax issues. They are difficult to do correctly and ultimately you will save money by getting professional help.

Oh, we definitely will. I told my husband last night to take this to a tax professional as I have no desire to get mired down in trying to figure out the correct way to file.

I was really just curious as to how this worked. I am not about to claim to be competent to handle this on my own.

(This is one of those times I really miss Texas. Never had to worry about filing state taxes.)

Thank you for your insight.