Ohio Form It-1040 Instructions

Highlights for 2013

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Ohio Income Tax Rate Reductions. HB 59 reduces income tax rates by 8.5% in taxable year 2013, .5% to total 9% in taxable year 2014 and 1% to total 10% in taxable year 2015 (see Ohio Revised Code section 5747.02)

Personal Exemption. The personal and dependent income tax exemption of $1,700 will be the same for taxable year 2013, 2014 and 2015 as the income tax reduction rates are phased in (see above)

Personal Exemption Credit. The $20 personal exemption credit is now income-based

Adoption Credit. The credit for adopting a child is now found on line 15 of Ohio form IT 1040

Refundable Credits. The refundable credits previously found on lines 21a-d of the 2012 Ohio form IT 1040 (eg., historic preservation, motion picture credit) have moved to lines 72a-e

Earned Income Credit. Taxpayers who qualify for the federal earned income credit (FEIC) may take an Ohio earned income credit equal to 5% of the taxpayer's FEIC with limitations

Small Business Investor Income Deduction. This allows an individual taxpayer to deduct 50% of the taxpayer's small business income up to $250,000

Small Business Investor Income Deduction Add-back for School Districts. The small business deduction above will not affect the calculation of a taxpayer's school district income tax liability

InvestOhio Credit. This provides a nonrefundable personal income tax credit to investors that infuse new equity (cash) into Ohio small businesses to acquire an ownership interest in the company

Financial Institutions Tax (FIT) Refundable Credit. This provides a refundable income tax credit for an individual's proportionate share of FIT payments made on behalf of them by a pass-through interest in a financial institution

Technological Investment Credit. This credit on Schedule E of the Ohio form IT 1040 has expired, but will continue to be included as a credit for those taxpayers previously issued a certificate as it has a carryforward period of 15 years

IT S Schedule. This schedule is required for same-gender taxpayers filing a joint federal tax return to singly report their federal adjusted gross income on their Ohio form IT 1040

Filing Requirements

Who Must File an Ohio Income Tax Return?

Every Ohio resident and every part-year resident (see page 14 for a discussion of "residency status") is subject to the Ohio income tax. Every nonresident having Ohio- sourced income must also file. Examples of Ohio-sourced income include the following:

Wages earned in Ohio (see "Exception" below);
Ohio lottery winnings;
All Ohio casino gaming winnings;
Income or gain from Ohio property;
Income or gain from a sole proprietorship doing business in Ohio;
Income or gain from a pass-through entity doing business in Ohio.

Exception: A full-year nonresident living in a border state does not have to file if the nonresident's only Ohio-sourced income is wages received from an unrelated employer.

NEW - On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on the constitutionality of section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had established a federal definition of marriage. Following the court's decision, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17. The ruling provides that a marriage between same-gender individuals performed in a jurisdiction that recognizes such a marriage will now be recognized for federal income tax purposes. As a result, same-gender couples who were legally married in a jurisdiction may file federal income tax returns after Sept. 15, 2013 as married taxpayers even if they are domiciled in a jurisdiction whose laws do not recognize a same-gender marriage.

Ohio Guidance: Under Article XV §11 of the Ohio Constitution, Ohio does not recognize marriage between persons of the same gender. Individuals who entered into such a marriage in another jurisdiction shall not use the filing status of "married filing jointly" or "married filing separately" when filing Ohio form IT 1040.

Each individual of a same-gender marriage who is filing jointly for federal income tax purposes is instructed to do the following to meet their Ohio filing obligation:

File a separate Ohio income tax return using Ohio form IT 1040 and check the box on the first page indicating that you are filing Ohio Schedule IT S (explained further below).
Use the filing status of single or, if qualified, head of household.
Complete Ohio Schedule IT S - Federal Adjusted Gross Income To Be Reported by Same-Gender Taxpayers Filing a Joint or Married Filing Separately Federal Return, which is a supplement to Ohio form IT 1040. This is a schedule on which individuals shall allocate the federal adjusted gross income reported on their joint federal income tax return. The form enables each individual taxpayer to determine federal adjusted gross income using the filing status of single or head of household. One Schedule IT S should be completed and a copy of it should be submitted with each individual's IT 1040 return.
Please follow the instructions included with Schedule IT S on how to complete and file the form. The schedule is available online at http://www.tax.ohio.gov/ Forms.aspx .
You may not file any of these returns using Ohio form IT 1040EZ or TeleFile.

If you are required to file Schedule IT S, you must use line 31c or 31d on the schedule everywhere you are directed to use federal adjusted gross income for purposes of compiling your income tax and school district income tax returns. Further, everywhere you are directed to use a line item on page 1 of the federal return in these instructions, use the corresponding line item on the Schedule IT S from column C or D.

You do not have to file an Ohio income tax return if...

you are single and your federal adjusted gross income is less than or equal to $11,700 and you have no Schedule A adjustments.
you are married, filing jointly and your federal adjusted gross income is less than or equal to $13,400 and you have no Schedule A adjustments.
your exemption amount (line 4) is the same as or more than your Ohio adjusted gross income (line 3) and you have no Schedule A adjustments.
your only source of income is retirement income that is eligible for the retirement income credit (line 51) and the credit is the same or larger than your tax before credits (line 6).

When Do I Have To File?

For calendar year 2013 most taxpayers must file on or before April 15, 2014 (for exceptions, see "What if I Need More Time To File?" on page 10 and "Income Taxes and the Military" on page 13). Returns for fiscal year filers are due on the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of your taxable year. Even if you are unable to pay the full amount of tax, you must file your return by the due date.

What Tax Records Do I Need To Keep?

Keep a copy of your completed Ohio income tax return. Also keep copies of any documents and/or payment records that you used to prepare your return. Keep these records for at least four years from the later of the filing due date or the date that you filed the return. If the Ohio Department of Taxation audits your tax return, you must be able to prove all claims and items listed on your return.

What if I Need More Time To File?

If you need more time to file, you can extend the due date for filing. You must first qualify for an IRS extension of time to file. Ohio does not have an Ohio extension request form, but honors the IRS extension. You should include with the Ohio income tax return a copy of your IRS extension or your extension confirmation number or a printed copy of the IRS acknowledgment. An extension of time to file does not extend the time for payment of the tax due. So, except as set forth below, you must make extension payments by April 15, 2014 on Ohio form IT 40P (available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov ). Interest will accrue on any tax not paid by April 15, 2014, and penalties may also apply.

Exception: Certain military personnel may have an additional extension of time to file and to pay (see "Income Taxes and the Military" on page 13).

What Form Should I Use To File My Taxes?

We encourage all Ohio taxpayers to file their income tax returns electronically. However, if you choose to file using the paper option you can use either Ohio form IT 1040EZ or IT 1040. See the chart on page 9 to determine which form is right for you.

How Do I Round to the Nearest Dollar?

Ohio law requires you to round to the nearest whole dollar. When completing the Ohio income tax return, drop any cents less than 50 cents and increase amounts from 50 cents to 99 cents to the next highest dollar.

Do Both Nonresident, Married Filing Jointly Taxpayers Have To Sign the Return?

General Rule: If your filing status on your IRS income tax return is married filing jointly, then both spouses must sign the Ohio income tax return (see "Filing Status" on page 14 for more information about your filing status for your Ohio income tax return).

Exception to the General Rule: Your spouse does not have to sign a married filing jointly return only if all three of the following apply:

Your spouse resided outside Ohio for the entire year; AND
Your spouse did not earn any income in Ohio; AND
Your spouse did not receive any income in Ohio.

See Ohio Administrative Code (Ohio Rule) 5703-7-18, which is on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov .

Do I Have To File a School District Income Tax Form?

Many Ohio school districts have an additional income tax. These school districts are marked with an asterisk (*) on pages 43-48. If during 2013 you were a full-year or part-year Ohio domiciliary and you either lived in or were domiciled in one of these districts during all or part of the year, then by the due date for filing your Ohio income tax return you must also file an Ohio form SD 100, School District Income Tax Return, with the Ohio Department of Taxation. You can electronically file your school district return or you can get Ohio form SD 100 from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov, from your local school board office or by calling toll-free 1-800-282-1782.

Do I Need To Enclose a Copy of MyFederal Income Tax Return?

Enclose a copy of your federal income tax return if the amount shown on line 1 on page 1 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ or IT 1040 is zero or a negative amount.

Does Ohio Follow the Alternative Preparer Signature Procedures?

The Ohio Department of Taxation follows IRS Notice 2004-54, which provides for alternative preparer signature procedures for federal income tax paper returns that paid practitioners prepare on behalf of their clients. Paid preparers must follow those same procedures with respect to the following Ohio paper returns: individual income tax, school district income tax, withholding tax (employer and pass-through entity) and corporation franchise tax. See Ohio Revised Code sections 5703.262(B) and 5747.08(F).

Exception: The paid preparer should print (rather than write) his/her name on the form if the taxpayer checks "Yes" to the question, "Do you authorize your preparer to contact us regarding this return?"

Can My Tax Preparer Contact the Tax Department About My Tax Return?

Yes. Just check the "Yes" box below your tax preparer's name on the bottom of page 2 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ or IT 1040. By checking the "Yes" box, you are authorizing your preparer to contact the Ohio Department of Taxation concerning questions that arise during the processing of your Ohio income tax return.

Checking "Yes" also authorizes your preparer to provide the department with information that is missing from the return, to contact the department for information about the processing of the return or the status of your refund or payments, and to respond to mathematical error notices, offsets and return preparation notices that you have received from the department and have shown your preparer.

Should I Make Estimated Tax Payments in 2014?

You have to make estimated Ohio income tax payments for year 2014 only if the sum of (i) your year 2013 overpayment credited to year 2014 (see line 26 on page 2 of form IT 1040) and (ii) your year 2014 Ohio income tax withholding is not equal to or greater than either of the following:

100% of the year 2013 Ohio income tax (see page 2 of Ohio form IT 1040: line 17 minus line 24); OR
90% of the year 2014 tax.

For purposes of these tests, you must reduce your year 2013 overpayment credited to year 2014 by any year 2013 tax payment that you made after April 15, 2014.

If you don't meet either of the tests above, you must timely pay enough estimated Ohio income tax so that the sum of (i) your year 2013 overpayment credited to year 2014, (ii) your year 2014 withholdings and (iii) your timely made estimated Ohio income tax payments is not less than either of the two tests above.

If you are required to make estimated payments and do not, you may be subject to an interest penalty on your underpayment of estimated taxes.

Quarterly estimated payments can be made electronically on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov . Or you can obtain Ohio form IT 1040ES from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov or by calling toll-free 1-800-282-1782.

2014 Estimated Tax Payment Due Dates

1st quarter - April 15, 2014

2nd quarter - June 16, 2014

3rd quarter - Sept. 15, 2014

4th quarter - Jan. 15, 2015

TIP - If you don't want to make estimated payments, increase the amount of Ohio tax that your employer withholds from your wages. To do this, file a revised Ohio form IT 4, Employee's Withhold- ing Exemption Certificate (available at tax.ohio.gov ) with your employer. General Information for Ohio Forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040

Is Unemployment CompensationTaxable to Ohio?

In general, unemployment compensation that is included in federal adjusted gross income is taxable to Ohio. For taxable year 2013, the total unemployment compensation paid to you in 2013 and included in federal adjusted gross income is taxable. For additional information, see the FAQs on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Can Dependent Children ClaimThemselves if They File Their Own TaxReturn?

Yes. Ohio law permits dependents who are claimed on their parents' tax return to claim themselves on their own tax return.

What if a Taxpayer Is Deceased?

The taxpayer's personal representative has to file and sign the return on behalf of the taxpayer who died. A personal representative can be the executor, administrator or anyone who is in charge of the deceased taxpayer's property.

Important:

Use the same filing status as shown on the federal income tax return.
Check the "Deceased" box after the applicable Social Security number on page 1 of the return.
If you are filing on behalf of a deceased taxpayer, you can properly sign on his or her behalf by signing the deceased taxpayer's name on the "Your signature" line. Sign your name on the "Spouse's signature" line and print your title. Also include your daytime telephone number.
We cannot rewrite a decedent's refund check by making it payable to the estate of the decedent.

What if I Move After Filing My TaxReturn and I'm Due a Refund?

If you move after filing your tax return and are expecting a refund, notify the post office servicing your old address by filling out a changeof- address form. This does not guarantee that your refund will be forwarded because post offices are not required to forward government checks. You should also notify our department of your address change.

What if I Want a Receipt To Prove ThatI Paid?

Your cancelled check or credit card statement can be used as proof of our receipt

of your tax payment. If you make payment with a money order, be sure to keep a copy for your records.

How Do I Correct My Income TaxReturn After I Have Already Filed?

Make any correction to your return (Ohio form IT 1040EZ or IT 1040) by filing an amended income tax return (Ohio form IT 1040X) for the year that you are correcting. To speed up the processing of your amended return:

Include a copy of your W-2(s), W-2G(s) and 1099-R(s) if there was Ohio income tax withheld; AND
Include documentation to support any adjustments to line items.

Ohio form IT 1040X is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov or by calling toll-free 1-800-282-1782. If you correct your federal income tax return or if you are audited by the IRS, you must file Ohio form IT 1040X within 60 days of the final determination of the IRS correction.

CAUTION! The IRS tells us about all changes it makes to your federal income tax return. To avoid penalties, be sure to file your amended income tax return, Ohio form IT 1040X, within 60 days of the final determination of the federal change.

Do I Owe Penalties and Interest?

A failure-to-file penalty, the greater of $50 per month up to a maximum of $500, or 5% per month up to a maximum of 50% of the tax, may be charged if you fail to file your Ohio income tax return by the due date.

A failure-to-pay penalty of double the interest charged generally will apply if you do not pay the tax by April 15, 2014.

An additional $50 bad-check charge may be imposed against any taxpayer whose payment is dishonored by the bank.

Except for certain military servicemembers (see "Income Taxes and the Military" on page 13), interest is due from April 16, 2014 until the date the tax is paid.

If you file your return after the due date and if you paid and/or will pay any tax after the due date, you owe interest unless your refund, if any, is greater than any tax you paid after the due date. Interest is due on late-paid tax even if the IRS has granted you a filing extension. The interest rate for calendar year 2014 is 3%.

How Should Investors in a Pass-Through Entity Report Income?

A pass-through entity is a partnership, S corporation or limited liability company treated as a partnership or an S corporation for federal income tax purposes. Unless the exception below applies, each investor in any pass-through entity doing business in Ohio must file Ohio form IT 1040.

Exception: Such investors do not have to file Ohio form IT 1040 if all of the following apply:

The investor is a full-year nonresident; AND
The pass-through entity files Ohio form IT 4708, annual composite income tax return, on behalf of the investor; AND
The investor has no other Ohio-sourced income or, if the investor has other Ohio- sourced income, that income is also reported on another Ohio form IT 4708.

How Should Full-Year Nonresidents and Part-Year Residents Engaged in Business in Ohio Apportion Income?

Each full-year nonresident and each part-year resident who is engaged in business (as a sole proprietor or through a partnership, S corporation or limited liability company) in Ohio must apportion his/her business income inside and outside of Ohio. If you file Ohio form IT 1040, use Ohio form IT 2023 (income allocation and apportionment worksheet) from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov to determine the proper amount of credit to claim on Schedule D of Ohio form IT 1040. See page 14 for an explanation of "residency status."

What Is a Medical Savings Accountand What Are the Qualifications?

A medical savings account is used to pay eligible medical expenses of the account- holder or the account-holder's spouse and/or dependents. A medical savings account can be opened by or on behalf of a person that participates in a sickness and accident plan, a plan offered by a health maintenance organization or a self-funded, employer-sponsored health-benefit plan pursuant to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

You must designate an administrator for the medical savings account at the time you open the account. Account-holders are generally permitted to withdraw the funds at any time for any reason. However, account administrators cannot return any funds deposited during the year of deposit except for reimbursement of eligible medical expenses. Any withdrawals for a nonqualifying medical purpose may result in increased Ohio taxes. An "eligible medical expense" includes any expense for a service rendered by or for an article, device or drug prescribed by a licensed health care provider or provided by a Christian Science practitioner. See line 46b on page 28 for a more detailed explanation.

What Is the Accident and Health Insurance Premium and What Are the Qualifications?

Ohio House Bill 1, effective beginning in taxable year 2010, allows the deduction from federal adjusted gross income of amounts used to pay for accident and health insurance premiums for the taxpayer and his/her dependents. This deduction is only available for taxpayers who are not eligible to participate in any subsidized medical care insurance plan offered by their employer and who are not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid. A subsidized health insurance plan is a plan where your employer, your spouse's employer, a retirement plan or Medicare pays any portion of the total premium for health insurance coverage. The deduction is not available to self-employed taxpayers because such taxpayers deduct all of their family accident and health insurance premiums on IRS form 1040 before arriving at federal adjusted gross income.

House Bill 1 expands the definition of "dependent," for this provision only, to include those who would be a dependent under the Internal Revenue Code definition, without regard to the gross income test or the support test.

For purposes of this deduction only, "dependent" includes any of the following relationships to the taxpayer:

A child or a descendent of a child.
A brother, sister, stepbrother or stepsister.
The father or mother, or an ancestor of either.
A stepfather or stepmother.
A son or daughter of a brother or sister of the taxpayer.
A brother or sister of the father or mother of the taxpayer.
A son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
An individual (other than an individual who at any time during the taxable year was the spouse of the taxpayer) who, for the taxable year of the taxpayer, has the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer and is a member of the taxpayer's household.

"Dependent," for purposes of this deduction, does not include an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States unless such individual is a resident of the United States or Mexico or Canada. Below are examples of taxpayers who can take this deduction:

Example 1: A husband and wife are both employed but neither of their employers offers a subsidized health insurance plan. Neither the husband nor wife is eligible for Medicare or Medicaid. They pay $8,000 per year in premiums for accident and health insurance. They did not deduct any portion of the $8,000 premium as an itemized deduction on their federal tax return. If their federal adjusted gross income as shown on line 1 of Ohio form IT 1040 is $50,000, they can include the $8,000 of premiums on line 8 of the worksheet on page 27.

Example 2: A taxpayer purchases an accident and health insurance plan for herself and her 30-year-old sister. Neither the taxpayer nor her sister is eligible for Medicare or Medicaid, and neither is employed by an employer that offers a subsidized health insurance plan. The taxpayer earns $65,000 per year and pays accident and health insurance premiums of $8,000 per year. The taxpayer did not deduct any portion of the $8,000 premium as an itemized deduction on her federal tax return. Her sister earns $20,000 per year, lives in her own home and pays for her own support. Although her sister is not a dependent for any other purpose, she is a dependent in determining the deductibility of premiums paid for an accident and health insurance plan. This is because the income test and support test in the definition of "qualifying relative" (Internal Revenue Code section 152) are disregarded for this purpose. Therefore, the taxpayer can include the $8,000 on line 8 of the worksheet on page 27.

Separate from the Ohio tax provisions, but having an impact in the same area, are recent changes to Ohio and federal insurance laws that have been amended to raise the age of adult children who can be covered by the parents' accident and health policies. Ohio House Bill 1 requires accident and health insurance companies to offer coverage for adult children of policyholders up to age 28. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 111 PL 148, allows exclusion from federal adjusted gross income of amounts paid for accident and health insurance premiums for the taxpayer, spouse, dependents and adult children who have not attained the age of 27.

In the following examples, the taxpayer cannot take the deduction:

Example 1: A taxpayer has a health care insurance plan through her employer. She also has coverage for her 24-year-old son, which the insurance company provides pursuant to the provisions of Ohio House Bill 1. The health care insurance premium for this coverage is $265 every two weeks, of which $100 is deducted from the taxpayer's pay and $165 is paid by her employer. The taxpayer cannot include the insurance premiums payments on line 8 of the worksheet because amounts paid by the taxpayer for an employer-subsidized accident and health plan are not deductible.

Example 2: A taxpayer who is a self-employed independent contractor purchases an accident and health insurance plan for himself, his wife and his 25-year-old daughter. The taxpayer is a sole proprietor and earns a net profit of $100,000. He pays accident and health insurance premiums of $10,000 a year. The company does not offer health insurance coverage for his employees. His daughter works with him and is paid an annual salary of $25,000, lives in her own home and is self-supporting. The taxpayer cannot include the $10,000 on line 8 of the worksheet on page 27 because the taxpayer took the deduction on line 29 of the IRS return for health insurance premiums paid by self-employed individuals.

For additional information, visit the Ohio Department of Insurance's Web site at insurance.ohio.gov .

Income Taxes and the Military

State and federal income tax laws contain special provisions for members of the military and their families. Details on some of the major issues facing military families during the income tax filing season can be found below.

For more details regarding income taxes and the military, visit our Web site at tax.ohio.gov .

You can also reach us by e-mail at Military-Info@tax.state.oh.us.

Key Issues

Ohio Resident Military Personnel

Military pay and allowances for Ohio resident servicemembers who are stationed inside Ohio, and their spouses, will continue to be subject to Ohio individual income tax. These amounts will also be subject to school district income tax if the service- member was domiciled in a taxing school district.

For an additional explanation, see page 24.

Resident Military Personnel StationedOutside Ohio

Although military pay earned while on active duty and stationed outside of Ohio is exempt from Ohio income tax and may be deducted to the extent that it is included in federal adjusted gross income, you are still required to file an Ohio personal income tax return.

Ohio Revised Code section 5747.01(A) (24) provides that for taxable years beginning on and after Jan. 1, 2007, an Ohio resident servicemember can deduct active duty military pay and allowances that are included in federal adjusted gross income if those amounts are received for active duty service while the servicemember is stationed outside Ohio.

The term "stationed" refers to an Ohio resident servicemember's permanent duty station. For purposes of this exemption, "permanent duty station" has the same meaning as specified in Ohio Revised Code 5103.20, Article II, Subparagraph (U), that is, it means the military installation where an active duty servicemember - or, concerning this exemption, an Ohio resident servicemember in the Ohio National Guard or military reserve forces - is currently assigned and is physically located under competent orders that do not specify the duty as temporary. Periods of training in which a servicemember, either individually or as part of a unit, departs from his/her permanent place of duty and then returns following the completion of the training, are not included in the definition of "stationed." However, periods of active duty outside Ohio for purposes other than training, or periods of training greater than 30 days outside Ohio, as described on page 23, qualify a servicemember for this exemption.

For an additional explanation, see pages 14 and 24.

Nonresident Military Servicemembersand Their Spouses

A November 2009 federal law exempts military spouses who are not residents of a state where they are living with their spouse from the income taxes of the state, provided they are a resident of the same state as their spouse. However, nonresident military and nonresident spouses serving in Ohio are strongly encouraged to file Ohio form IT 10 each year to avoid a possible billing notice from the state of Ohio. You must also file by May 31, 2014, Ohio form IT DA, Affidavit of Non-Ohio Residency/Domicile for Taxable Year 2013. Ohio form IT 10 and the affidavit are available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov .

For an additional explanation, see page 23.

Ohio National Guard and Reserves

Ohio resident members of the Ohio National Guard and reserves are entitled to the deduction for military pay received while stationed outside the state, if eligible.

Also, resident members of the Ohio National Guard and reserves are eligible for certain tax extensions and other benefits, if stationed in a combat zone. The uniformed services military retirement pay received for Ohio National Guard and reserves service is also exempt from Ohio income taxes.

For an additional explanation, see page 24.

Uniformed Services Retirement Income

Retirement pay received for service on military active duty or the Ohio National Guard or reserves, as well as pay received by a surviving spouse through the Survivor Benefit Plan, is exempt from the Ohio income tax.

For an additional explanation, see page 24.

Military Injury Relief Fund

You do not have to include in federal adjusted gross income any military injury relief fund amounts you received on account of physical injuries or psychological injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, if those injuries are a direct result of military action in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. But you must include in federal adjusted income any other military injury relief fund amounts you received. These amounts are deductible for Ohio adjusted gross income.

For an additional explanation, see page 25.

Ohio Resident Veterans Bonus

You do not have to include in federal adjusted gross income any bonuses that the Ohio Department of Veterans Services paid to, or made on behalf of, resident veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts during the taxable year.

Payments that the state of Ohio makes under the Ohio Veterans Bonus Program are excludable from the recipient's federal gross income. Therefore, the taxpayer cannot deduct from Ohio adjusted gross income any portion of the bonus because no portion of the bonus is included in federal adjusted gross income.

Completing the Top Portion of Ohio Forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040

How To Complete Your Income TaxReturn

Ohio forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040 have been designed for electronic scanning, which allows for faster processing with fewer errors. In order to avoid unnecessary delays caused by manual processing, taxpayers should use the following guidelines:

Use black ink ONLY.
Use this form ONLY for the taxable year 2013.
Round numbers to the nearest dollar. Do not print over the preprinted zeros in the boxes on the far right of the return, which designate cents (.00).
Print your numbers and letters (UPPERCASE only) inside the boxes.

If the boxes don't appear on your return, do not hand-draw the boxes.

Name(s), Address and Social Security Number(s). Enter your name and address on page 1 and your Social Security number on pages 1 and 2 (if applicable, pages 3 and/or 4 of your Ohio form IT 1040) of your return (if married filing jointly, also enter your spouse's name and Social Security number on page 1).

Ohio School District Number. Every Ohio public school district has an identification number. These numbers are listed on pages 43-48. Look up the number for the Ohio school district in which you were domiciled for the majority of the year and write it in the space provided. Nondomiciliaries should enter 9999.

If you were domiciled in a taxing school district during 2013, you are required to file Ohio form SD 100. If you are unsure of your Ohio school district, use The Finder on our Web site as described on page 42.

E-mail Address. Enter your e-mail address on page 1 of the return. Make sure all the characters are legible.

County

If your home address is an Ohio home address, indicate on page 1 of the return the county for that address. Otherwise, leave this line blank.

Ohio Residency Status

If your filing status is married filing jointly, each spouse must indicate his/her residency.

Resident. Mark this box if you were a resident of Ohio all year. If you were away temporarily, you were a full-year resident of Ohio. Mark this box if you qualify as "resident military personnel stationed outside Ohio" and you are taking the line 39a deduction.
Part-year Resident. Mark this box if you permanently moved into or out of Ohio during 2013, not counting being away temporarily. Part-year residents should use the nonresident/part-year resident credit in Schedule D for income earned while they were a resident of another state (see page 30).
Nonresident. Mark this box if you resided outside of Ohio all year. Write the two-letter abbreviation of the state where you resided for 2013 in the space provided. For more information, see our information release 2007-08 entitled "Personal Income Tax: Residency Guidelines," which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Nonresidents who earn and receive all income outside of Ohio will not have an Ohio tax liability. Nonresidents who earn or receive some 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.

Military Personnel. If you are currently a member of the military and you have questions about your residency status, see page 13 for a detailed explanation regarding some of the key issues facing military families during the income tax filing season.

Filing Status

Your filing status must be the same as your federal income tax filing status for 2013 with the following two exceptions:

If you marked the box labeled "Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child" on your federal income tax return, then mark the "Single, head of household or qualifying widow(er)" box on your Ohio income tax return.
Under Article XV §11 of the Ohio Constitution, Ohio does not recognize marriage between persons of the same gender. Individuals who entered into such a marriage in another jurisdiction shall not use the filing status of "married filing jointly" or "married filing separately" when filing form Ohio IT 1040. These individuals must file an Ohio return reflecting the filing status of single or head of household.

For more information, go to tax.ohio.gov for Schedule IT S with instructions and the Individual Income Tax Release IT 2013-01 entitled "Filing Guidelines for Taxpayers Filing a Joint Federal Income Tax Return with Someone of the Same Gender," issued Oct. 11, 2013.

CAUTION! If you and your spouse filed a joint federal income tax return, you must file a joint Ohio income tax return. Even if you are both Ohio nonresidents, if you filed a joint federal income tax return, you must file a joint Ohio income tax return, but you may claim the nonresident credit (Schedule D) for income neither earned nor received in Ohio. If you and your spouse filed separate federal income tax returns, you must file separate Ohio income tax returns.

Ohio Political Party Fund

The Ohio General Assembly established this fund to support public financing of Ohio political parties. Monies from this fund can only be used for administrative costs associated with party headquarters and party fund-raising drives, organization of voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns not related to any particular candidate or election.

If your filing status is single, head of household, qualifying widow(er) or married filing separately and your tax (line 17 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ or line 20 of IT 1040) is $1 or more, you can choose to have $1 go to this fund by checking the "Yes" box on the return. If your filing status is married filing jointly and your tax (line 17 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ or line 20 of IT 1040) is $2 or more, each of you can choose to have $1 go to this fund by checking the "Yes" boxes on the return. Checking "Yes" will neither increase the tax due nor reduce the refund shown on your return.

What Is the Difference Between Income Tax Table 1 and Income Tax Table 2?

Income Tax Table 1, which begins on page 35, shows the tax amount for $50 increments of income. The tax is calculated on the midpoint income for all of the income in that $50 range. The tax amount listed on Income Tax Table 1 may be slightly lower or higher than the tax amount computed by using Income Tax Table 2, which is shown on page 41.

Line Instructions for Ohio Form IT 1040

Line 1 - Federal Adjusted GrossIncome

Enter the amount from your 2013 income tax return:

IRS form 1040, line 37 OR

IRS form 1040A, line 21 OR

IRS form 1040EZ, line 4 OR

IRS form 1040NR, line 36 OR

IRS form 1040NR-EZ, line 10 OR

Ohio form IT S, line 31c or 31d

CAUTION! In all cases, line 1 of your Ohio income tax return must match your federal adjusted gross income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. Federal adjusted gross income includes, but is not limited to, wages, salaries, commissions, gambling income, interest, dividends, business income, capital gains/losses, pensions, rents and miscellaneous income. Failure to report all items of income may result in the application of a penalty.

Zero or Negative Federal Adjusted Gross Income. If you have a zero or negative federal adjusted gross income, you must include a copy of page 1 of IRS form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, 1040NR-EZ or 1042-S or equivalent with your Ohio form IT 1040 return.

Nonresident Taxpayers. If you and/or your spouse are not residents of Ohio and your filing status for federal income tax purposes is married filing jointly, then you must show the same adjusted gross income as on your federal income tax return. You must show this amount even if you or your spouse did not earn or receive any income in Ohio. See Ohio Administrative Code (Ohio Rule) 5703-7-18, which is on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 2 - Ohio Adjustments

Schedule A (lines 33-50) on page 3 of Ohio form IT 1040 lists the additions and deductions to your federal adjusted gross income. See pages 22-28 to read about the adjustments you must make.

If you have no additions or deductions to your Ohio income, leave line 2 blank.
Any additions or deductions listed on line 2 must be supported by the applicable Schedule A line item(s) on page 3 of this return. Copy the net adjustments from line 50 to line 2 of this return (enclose page 3 of Ohio form IT 1040).

Important: If you show any amount on this line other than -0-, you must include page 3 when you mail your return.

Line 4 - Personal and Dependent Exemptions

Personal Exemptions. You can claim a personal exemption of $1,700 for yourself and, if filing a joint return, your spouse can claim an additional $1,700.

Dependent Exemptions. Ohio allows a dependent exemption for dependent children and persons other than yourself and your spouse to whom you provide support and claim on your federal income tax return. You can claim a $1,700 deduction for each dependent.

What Personal Exemptions and Dependent Exemptions Can I Claim? You must claim the same number of personal and dependent exemptions on your Ohio return that you claimed on your federal income tax return with the following exception:

Children being claimed as dependents on their parents' Ohio income tax return can also claim the $1,700 personal exemption on their own Ohio income tax return. Enter the number of your personal and dependent exemptions in the space provided on line 4 and multiply this number by $1,700.

Line 5 - Ohio Taxable Income

Subtract line 4 from line 3:

Your exemption amount on line 4 may be more than your Ohio adjusted gross income on line 3. If so, enter -0- on lines 5 through 18. If you had Ohio income tax withheld or made an estimated or extension payment, you must complete and file this return to receive any overpayment.

Note: If the amount on this line is $10,000 or less, you owe no tax. Be sure to enter the $88 credit on line 56 and complete Schedule B. Enter on line 7 the amount you show on line 59 and enclose page 4 of Ohio form IT 1040.

Line 6 - Tax on Line 5

Using the income tax tables on pages 35-41, calculate your tax on your Ohio taxable income (line 5).

If your taxable income is less than $100,000, your tax has been calculated for you as shown on Income Tax Table 1, or you can use Income Tax Table 2.
If your taxable income is $100,000 or more, you must use Income Tax Table 2.

Note: Income Tax Table 1 shows the tax amount for $50 increments of income and is calculated on the midpoint income for all of the income in that $50 range. The tax amount listed on Income Tax Table 1 may be slightly lower or higher than the tax amount computed by using Income Tax Table 2.

Line 7 - Nonbusiness Credits from Schedule B

Schedule B on page 4 of the Ohio form IT 1040 return has a list of the nonbusiness credits that you may be allowed to take. See pages 28-29 to read about the credits for which you may be eligible.

If you can claim any of these credits, you will need to complete Schedule B. Enter on line 7 the total credits from line 59 (enclose page 4 of Ohio form IT 1040).

Important: If you show any amount on this line other than -0-, you must include page 4 when you mail your return.

Line 9 - Exemption Credit

For taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, the $20 personal and dependent exemption credit is only available to taxpayers with Ohio taxable income of less than $30,000 on either an individual or joint tax return. Ohio taxable income is defined as Ohio adjusted gross income less exemptions.

Line 11 - Joint Filing Credit

CAUTION! To qualify for this credit, you and your spouse must each have qualifying Ohio adjusted gross income of at least $500 after you have figured your Schedule A adjustments.

If you are a married couple filing a joint Ohio income tax return, you may qualify for a joint filing credit. You can take this credit only if each spouse has qualifying Ohio adjusted gross income of $500 or more. Qualifying Ohio adjusted gross income does not include income from Social Security benefits, most railroad retirement benefits, uniformed services retirement income, interest, dividend and capital gain distributions, royalties, rents, capital gains, and state or local income tax refunds. This credit is limited to a maximum of $650 (see the following examples).

Example 1: Bob and Sue file a joint return. Sue earned $200,000 from her current employment. Bob's only source of income is $500 from his state and municipal income tax refunds included in federal adjusted gross income. This $500 is deducted on line 40a and is not included in Bob and Sue's Ohio adjusted gross income. Therefore, they do not qualify for Ohio's joint filing credit. However, if Bob had another source of qualifying income of $500 or more not deducted on Schedule A, he and Sue would qualify for the credit.

If you do not qualify for the joint filing credit, enter -0- on line 11. If you do qualify for the joint filing credit, calculate it this way:

If your Ohio taxable income (line 5) is: Your credit is:

$25,000 or less ................................. 20% of line 10a

More than $25,000,
but not more than $50,000 ................ 15% of line 10a

More than $50,000,
but not more than $75,000 .................10% of line 10a

More than $75,000...............................5% of line 10a

The credit is limited to a maximum of $650.

Example 2: If your Ohio taxable income (line 5) is $20,000 and the amount on line 10a is $303, then the joint filing credit will be $61:

$303 - from line 10a
x .20 - from table above
Joint filing credit = $61 (rounded)

If you qualify for this credit, but you and your spouse do not each have a W-2 form showing $500 or more of income, then you must include with the return a separate statement explaining the income that qualifies for this credit. You must show that each spouse has $500 or more of qualifying income included in Ohio adjusted gross income (line 3) in order to take the joint filing credit.

Line 14 - Earned Income Credit

For taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, a nonbusiness, nonrefundable earned income credit is available for taxpayers who were eligible for the federal earned income tax credit (EITC) on their federal tax returns. The Ohio earned income credit is equal to 5% of the taxpayer's EITC.

However, if the taxpayer's Ohio taxable income (Ohio adjusted gross income less exemptions) exceeds $20,000 on either an individual or joint tax return, then the credit is limited to 50% of the tax otherwise due after deducting all other credits that precede the credit except for the joint filing credit. See the worksheet below.

Line 15 - Ohio Adoption Credit

You can claim a credit against your tax if you adopted a minor child (under 18 years of age) during the taxable year. The amount of the credit is $1,500 per child adopted. This is a one-time credit per child. Any unused amounts can be carried forward for up to two years. The adoption must be final and recognizable under Ohio law in the year for which you first claim the credit. "Legally adopt" does not include the adoption of a minor child by the child's stepparent.

Line 16 - Manufacturing Equipment Grant

For taxable years ending on or after July 1, 2005, the Ohio Revised Code section 5747.31 manufacturer's credit converts to a grant administered by the Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA). For taxable years ending before July 1, 2005, the credit continues to apply.

The manufacturer's grant applies to each sole proprietor who purchased new manufacturing machinery and equipment during the qualifying purchase period of July 1, 1995 to June 30, 2005. The manufacturer's grant also applies to each taxpayer having an interest in pass-through entities that purchased new manufacturing machinery and equipment during the same period. In all cases, the taxpayer or the pass-through entity must have installed the new manufacturing machinery and equipment in Ohio no later than June 30, 2006.

Ohio Earned Income Credit Worksheet

If you do not qualify for the federal earned income tax credit (EITC), you do not qualify for the Ohio earned income credit (EIC).

If you have claimed the low income credit on line 56 on Ohio form IT 1040 or line 7 on IT 1040EZ, your tax liability is already $0, therefore you do not benefit from this nonrefundable EIC. Stop here.

If Ohio taxable income is $20,000 or less for single or married filing joint return, complete only lines 1-3 of the worksheet below.

1. Federal EITC	_____
2. Ohio taxable income (line 5 on IT 1040 or IT 1040EZ)	_____
3. Ohio EIC limit - 5% of line 1 above. If Ohio taxable income is $20,000 or less for single or married filing joint return, this is your EIC. Enter here and on line 14 of IT 1040 or line 13 of IT 1040EZ, and stop here If Ohio taxable income is greater than $20,000 for single or married filing joint return, complete the rest of the worksheet to determine your Ohio EIC.	_____
4. Ohio tax (line 6 on IT 1040 or IT 1040EZ)	_____
5. Schedule B credits from line 59 on IT 1040	_____
6. Income-based exemption credit (from line 9 of IT 1040 or IT 1040EZ)	_____
7. Schedule C credit (line 64 on IT 1040)	_____
8. Schedule D credit (line 67 on IT 1040)	_____
9. Total credits for Ohio EIC calculation (add lines 5, 6, 7 and 8)	_____
10. Ohio tax less total credits to calculate Ohio EIC (line 4 minus line 9)	_____
11. Multiply line 10 by .5 and enter here	_____
12. Enter the lesser of line 3 or line 11 of this worksheet here and on line 14 of IT 1040 or line 13 of IT 1040EZ	_____

The grant is claimed as a direct reduction to the taxpayer's 2013 Ohio income tax liability and is nonrefundable. The concepts, definitions and computations that apply to the credit also apply to the grant.

If the taxpayer's taxable year ended on or after July 1, 2005, the grant applies not only to the qualifying new manufacturing machinery and equipment purchased during the period of Jan. 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005, but also to qualifying equipment purchased in 2004 and earlier purchase years. Thus, for each taxpayer whose taxable year ended on or after July 1, 2005, the grant applies to (i) the 1/7 amounts from 2005 qualifying purchases, (ii) the 1/7 amounts from pre-2005 qualifying purchases for which the taxpayer claimed the manufacturer's credit on prior years' income tax returns and (iii) unused credit carryforwards (limited to a three-year carryforward period).

If a C corporation elected S corporation status and at the time of the election the C corporation would have been able to claim the manufacturing credit or grant, then those individuals who owned the stock in the corporation at the time of the election can claim the grant for "unused" manufacturing credits. For purposes of claiming the grant, unused manufacturing credits include both the (i) unused 1/7 amounts that would have been available to the C corporation in each of the next six franchise tax years had the C corporation not made the "S" election and (ii) unused carryforward amounts that would have been available to the C corporation in each of the next three franchise tax years had the C corporation not made the "S" election.

Note: The grant applies only if both of the following conditions are met:

The taxpayer files a grant request form with the taxpayer's 2013 individual Ohio income tax return. The grant request form is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov; AND
The purchaser of the qualifying new manufacturing machinery and equipment filed a notice of intent with the DSA by the date of the taxpayer's timely filed Ohio tax return, including extensions, for the taxpayer's taxable year that included Sept. 30, 2005. However, a timely filed notice of the intent to claim the credit constitutes a timely filed notice of the intent to claim the grant.

Line 18 - Interest Penalty

If line 17 minus line 23 and your 2012 overpayment credited to 2013 is $500 or less, enter -0- on line 18. If line 17 minus line 23 and your 2012 overpayment credited to 2013 is greater than $500, you may owe an interest penalty. You must complete Ohio form IT/SD 2210 to determine if a penalty is due. This form is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 19 - Unpaid Use (Sales) Tax

Use line 19 of Ohio form IT 1040 to report the amount of unpaid use (sales) tax, if any, that you may owe from out-of-state purchases that you made in 2013 (for example, mail order or Internet purchases). Complete the worksheet on page 33. A detailed explanation of the Ohio use tax is on page 32.

If you did not make any out-of-state purchases during 2013, enter -0- on line 19. If you did make any out-of-state purchase during 2013 and if you paid no sales tax on that purchase, then you are required to complete the use tax worksheet on page 33 to determine the amount of Ohio use tax you owe (which is the sales tax on that purchase).

Line 21 - Ohio Income Tax Withheld

Enter the total amount of Ohio income tax withheld. This is normally shown on your tax statement form (W-2, box 17; W-2G, box 15; or 1099-R, box 12). See the sample W-2 and W-2G on page 15 and the sample 1099-R on page 16.

Place legible state copies of your W-2(s), W-2G(s) or 1099-R(s) after the last page of Ohio form IT 1040. Do not staple, tape or glue.
You cannot claim on the Ohio return any taxes withheld for another state, a city or a school district.
If you are a direct or indirect investor in a pass-through entity, you cannot claim on this line taxes withheld on your behalf by a pass-through entity. For proper reporting of taxes withheld on your behalf by a pass- through entity, see line 72b on page 31.

Line 22 - 2012 Overpayment Creditedto 2013, 2013 Estimated Tax Paymentsand Any Other 2013 Tax Payments

Enter the total estimated income tax payments submitted with your 2013 Ohio form IT 1040ES, extension payment(s) made with Ohio form IT 40P, plus any overpayment you credited to 2013 from your 2012 Ohio form IT 1040, line 24.

You cannot claim as an estimated payment a prior year's refund that you requested but did not receive. Instead, contact us about any refund you requested but did not receive.
If you are a direct or indirect investor in a pass-through entity, you cannot claim on this line estimated taxes paid by a pass- through entity. For proper reporting of the amount of tax paid on your behalf by a pass- through entity, see line 72b on page 31.

Line 27 - Donations

See page 34 for information.

Line 30 - Interest and Penalty Due

Except for certain military servicemembers (see "Income Taxes and the Military" on page 13), interest is due from April 16, 2014 until the date the tax is paid.

If you file your return after the due date and you paid and/or will pay any tax after the due date, you owe interest unless the refund, if any, shown on line 25 is more than any tax you paid after the due date. Interest is due on late-paid tax even if the IRS has granted you a filing extension. The interest rate for calendar year 2014 is 3%.

Penalty may be due on late-filed returns and/or late-paid tax. For more information, see page 11.

Line 31 - Amount Due Plus Interest and Penalty

Add lines 29 and 30 to calculate the amount you owe.

Do not mail cash.
Make payment by electronic check or credit card (see page 7); OR
Make your paper check or money order payable to Ohio Treasurer of State. Write your Social Security number on your paper check or money order and include Ohio form IT 40P (see our Web site at tax.ohio.gov) and your payment with Ohio form IT 1040.

If you cannot pay the amount you owe, you still must file the return by April 15, 2014 to avoid the late filing penalty (for an exception, see "Income Taxes and the Military" on page 13). For additional information regarding payments, see page 7.

Line 32 - Your Refund

This is your refund after any reduction on line 30. If line 30 is more than the overpayment shown on line 28, you will have an amount due. Enter this amount on line 31 and follow the instructions.

CAUTION! If you move after filing your tax return and are expecting a refund, notify the post office servicing your old address by filling out a change-of-address form. This does not guarantee that your refund will be forwarded because post offices are not required to forward government checks. You should also notify our department of your address change.

Schedule A - Adjustments

Line 33 - Non-Ohio State or Local Government Interest and Dividends

Enter the total amount of interest and/or dividends you received from obligations or securities issued by non-Ohio state governments, their local governments and/or their authorities if the interest and/or dividends are not included in your federal adjusted gross income. Do not enter interest or dividend amounts from Puerto Rico obligations as it has not officially entered statehood of the U.S. Also include on this line the amortized portion of the original issue discount on such obligations and securities.

Line 34 - Pass-Through Entity Add- Back

Enter Ohio pass-through entity and financial institutions taxes [which should be shown on your IRS K-1(s)] to the extent that those taxes were deducted in arriving at your federal adjusted gross income.

In addition, each taxpayer having an interest in a qualifying pass-through entity must also enter on this line the taxpayer's proportionate share of expenses and losses that the pass-through entity incurred with respect to the pass-through entity's direct or indirect transactions with the pass-through entity's 40% or more related members. This provision does not apply to the pass-through entity's sales of inventory to such related members to the extent that those losses are calculated in accordance with Internal Revenue Code 482. See Ohio Revised Code section 5733.40(A).

Line 35a - Federal Interest and Dividends

Enter interest or dividends on obligations of the United States government that are exempt from federal taxation but are not exempt from state taxation.

Line 35b - College Tuition Expenses

Enter any reimbursement received during the taxable year of any amount deducted

for college tuition and fees in any previous taxable year to the extent that the amount is not otherwise included in Ohio adjusted gross income.

If you received a distribution during 2013 reported to you on a 2013 IRS form 1099-Q from the CollegeAdvantage program and any portion of such distribution was not used to pay for qualified higher-education expenses and was not due to the beneficiary's death, disability or receipt of a scholarship, you may be required to include an adjustment on line 35b. Follow the instructions for items 1 through 3 below for such distributions.

You do not have to show on this line the amount of distributions relating to the cost of tuition credits or units that you purchased before Jan. 1, 2000.
If you are the CollegeAdvantage account owner or beneficiary and a portion of the distribution reported to you on your CollegeAdvantage year 2013 form 1099-Q relates to original contributions or purchases by the account owner (or beneficiary) that are not excluded under item 1 above, then the nonearnings portion (usually the original contribution or purchase price unless the account has declined in value below these amounts) related to such portion of the distribution must be included in Ohio adjusted gross income to the extent that either the account owner or the beneficiary has taken an Ohio contribution deduction for such contributions or purchases in this or a prior taxable year. Add this adjustment to the total reported for line 35b.
Include on line 35b the earnings portion of the distribution reported to you on IRS form 1099-Q to the extent that you have not otherwise included these earnings in Ohio adjusted gross income (line 3 on Ohio form IT 1040) for either the current taxable year or for any previous taxable year or years.

Contribution Carryovers: CollegeAdvantage account owners or beneficiaries should also reduce any contribution deduction carryovers to future years to the extent that the nonearnings distributions in item 2 above (i) exceed contribution deductions taken in this and prior years and (ii) are reflected in your contribution deduction carryover to future years' returns.

Line 35c - Ohio Public Obligations

Enter any loss resulting from the sale/disposition of Ohio public obligations to the extent that such losses have been deducted in determining federal adjusted gross income.

Line 35d - Medical Savings Account

Enter net withdrawals made from a medical savings account (line 46b) for nonmedical purposes if the amount of the withdrawal was deducted on a previous year's Ohio income tax return. See the medical savings account worksheet on page 23.

Line 35e - Deducted Expenses

Enter reimbursements received in 2013 for any expenses that you deducted on a previously filed Ohio income tax return if the amount of the reimbursement was not included in federal adjusted gross income for 2013.

Line 35f - Lump Sum Distribution

Enter any lump sum distribution amount that you reported on IRS form 4972. For information about miscellaneous federal tax adjustments, see our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 35g - Accelerated Depreciation

For tax years 2013 and thereafter, add 2/3, 5/6 or 6/6 of the Internal Revenue Code section 168(k) bonus depreciation allowed under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on Dec. 15, 2010. Also add 2/3, 5/6 or 6/6 of the excess of the Internal Revenue Code section 179 depreciation expense allowed under the Internal Revenue Code in effect on Dec. 15, 2010 over the amount of section 179 depreciation expense that would have been allowed based upon Internal Revenue Code section 179 in effect on Dec. 31, 2002. A line 35g add-back may not be required for certain employers whose increase in income tax withholding from the prior year is equal to or greater than the sum of sections 168(k) and 179 depreciation allowed. See Ohio Revised Code section 5747.01(A)(20) as amended by the 129th General assembly in HB 365 and our information release IT 2002-02 entitled "Ohio Bonus Depreciation Adjustments," which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

CAUTION! Any income item amounts you deduct on lines 37a-48 must be included in your federal adjusted gross income and must be included on line 1 of the Ohio income tax return.

You cannot deduct on Schedule A any item already deducted in arriving at the federal adjusted gross income amount you show on line 1 of the Ohio income tax return.

Line 37a - Federal Interest and Dividends

Enter interest and dividend income (included in line 1) from obligations issued by the United States government or its possessions/territories that are exempt from Ohio tax by federal law. Examples include U.S. savings bonds (Series E, EE, H or I), Treasury notes, bills and bonds, and Sallie Maes.

Examples of interest income that are not deductible:

Interest paid by the IRS on a federal income tax refund.
Interest income from Fannie Maes or Ginnie Maes.

For a more complete listing, see our information release IT 1992-01 entitled "Exempt Federal Interest Income," which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 37b - Depreciation Expense

Deduct 1/2, 1/5 or 1/6 of the Internal Revenue Code sections 168(k) and 179 depreciation adjustments that you added back on your previous Ohio income tax returns. You can take this deduction even if you no longer directly or indirectly own the asset.

Note: These deductions cannot be taken to the extent that your sections 168(k) and 179 depreciation expenses increased a federal net operating loss carryback or carryforward. If a deduction is not available for this reason, you may carry forward the amount not deducted for Ohio purposes and deduct it during a future year. See Ohio Revised Code section 5747.01(A)(20) as amended by the 129th General assembly in HB 365 and our information release IT 2002-02 entitled "Ohio Bonus Depreciation Adjustments," which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 38 - Residents of Neighboring Statesand Nonresident Military Personnel and Their Spouses

Because of reciprocity agreements that Ohio has with the border states of Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania, you do not have to file an Ohio income tax return if the following two conditions apply:

You were a full-year resident of one of these states; AND
Your only source of income within Ohio was from wages, salaries, tips or other employee compensation.

If Ohio income tax was withheld on this income and you meet the two conditions set forth above, you can file an Ohio income tax return to get a full refund. Enter the amount from line 1 onto line 2 and onto line 38, Schedule A. Be sure to include page 3 of Ohio form IT 1040 when you send in your return.

Exceptions: Nonresidents and part-year residents must enter -0- on line 38 if either of the following circumstances applies:

You were a part-year resident of Ohio or you had additional sources of income from Ohio or do not meet the two conditions set forth above. If so, you must file Ohio form IT 1040 and claim the nonresident/ part-year resident credit on Schedule D; OR
The reciprocal agreements do not apply. These agreements do not apply to you if you own directly or indirectly at least 20% of a pass-through entity having nexus in Ohio. Ohio Revised Code section 5733.40(A)(7) reclassifies compensation from such pass-through entities to a distributive share of the income from the pass-through entity. You must claim the nonresident/ part-year resident credit on Schedule D. Also, see "How Should Full-Year Nonresidents and Part-Year Residents Engaged in Business in Ohio Apportion Income?" on page 11.

Nonresident Military Personnel and Their Spouses. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, as amended in 2009, is a federal law that provides that a state cannot consider a servicemember or his/ her spouse to be a resident or a nonresident simply because he/she is present in the state - or absent from the state - due to military orders of the servicemember. Additionally, the 2009 amendment to the act provides that the wage and salary income of the nonresident spouse of a service- member is exempt from the income tax of the state in which the servicemember and spouse are stationed and living, provided that the servicemember and spouse are residents of the same state. This provision does not apply to taxable years prior to 2009.

Military payroll authorities will generally withhold income tax for the state of legal residence shown on the servicemember's federal form DD 2058. A servicemember who had state income tax withheld in error should have the military payroll authorities correct the state of legal residence shown on his/her federal form DD 2058. A servicemember's nonresident spouse who had Ohio income tax withheld and who claims exemption under the 2009 amendment to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 should file an Ohio income tax return claiming a refund. Free electronic filing of Ohio income tax forms is available at tax.ohio.gov through our Income Tax Online Services.

Line 39a - Military Pay for Ohio Residents

Ohio Revised Code section 5747.01(A)(24) provides that for taxable years beginning on and after Jan. 1, 2007 an Ohio resident servicemember can deduct active duty military pay and allowances that are included in federal adjusted gross income if those amounts are received for active duty service while the servicemember is stationed outside Ohio. Do not deduct on this line any other types of income such as civilian wages, interest, dividends and capital gains.

Note: The Nov. 11, 2009, amendment to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 described in line 38 does not apply to Ohio-domiciled spouses of servicemembers who reside with their spouses outside the state. These spouses are presumed to retain their Ohio domicile.

The term "stationed" refers to an Ohio resident servicemember's permanent duty station. For purposes of this exemption, "permanent duty station" has the same meaning as specified in Ohio Revised Code 5103.20, Article II, Subparagraph (U), that is, it means the military installation where an active duty servicemember - or, concerning this exemption, an Ohio resident servicemember in the Ohio National Guard or military reserve forces - is currently assigned and is physically located under competent orders that do not specify the duty as temporary. Periods of training in which a servicemember, either individually or as part of a unit, departs from his/ her permanent place of duty and then returns following the completion of the training, are not included in the definition of "stationed." However, periods of active duty outside Ohio for purposes other than training, or periods of training greater than 30 days outside Ohio, as described below, qualify a servicemember for this exemption.

Examples of military pay and allowances that do qualify for this deduction include the following amounts, but only if the taxpayer receives the amounts while he/she is stationed outside Ohio:

Military pay and allowances received while a member of the active component of the U.S. armed forces and assigned to a permanent duty station outside Ohio.
Military pay and allowances received while a member of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, who is assigned to a permanent duty station inside Ohio, only for periods of duty outside Ohio for purposes other than training, or periods of training greater than 30 days outside Ohio.
Military pay and allowances received while a member of the Ohio National Guard or the reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces in an active duty status outside Ohio, or for periods of training greater than 30 days outside Ohio.
Military pay and allowances received while a member of a unit of the Ohio National Guard or the reserve components of the U.S. Armed Forces under federal mobilization orders under which the unit mobilizes for training at a non-Ohio location followed by an operational deployment to any non-Ohio location.
Military pay and allowances received by cadets at the U.S. service academies, specifically the Military Academy, the Air Force Academy, the Coast Guard Academy and by midshipmen at the Naval Academy. Cadets and midshipmen are serving on active duty under the provisions of 38 United States Code section 101(21) and are eligible for this deduction for the pay they receive while stationed at these facilities to the extent that this pay is included in federal adjusted gross income (line 1 of Ohio form IT 1040). However, this deduction is not available for pay received for service in the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Examples of military pay and allowances that do not qualify for this deduction are explained in our information release IT 2008-02 entitled "Military Taxpayer Guide to Taxable Income and Deductions," which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 39b - Uniformed Services Retirement Income and Military Injury Relief Fund

Uniformed Services Retirement Income. Taxpayers who retired from the uniformed services can deduct their military retirement income to the extent that income is not otherwise deducted or excluded in computing federal or Ohio adjusted gross income. "Uniformed services" includes the active or reserve components of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard, and the commissioned corps of both the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service.

Taxpayers who served in the military and receive a federal civil service retirement pension are also eligible for a limited deduction if any portion of their federal retirement pay is based on credit for their military service. These retirees can deduct only the amount of their federal retirement pay that is attributable to their military service.

If you are eligible for this limited deduction, refer to your federal civil service retirement benefit handbook to determine the number of years of your military service. Divide the number of years of military service by the total number of years of combined military service and civilian employment with the U.S. government. Take this fraction and multiply it by the amount of your federal civil service pension you have included on line 1 of this return. The resulting number is the amount of your federal civil service pension that you can deduct on line 39b.

Example: Included on line 1 of Ohio form IT 1040 is $60,000, which the taxpayer received as a federal civil service pension. The taxpayer has 15 years of military service and 45 years of combined military service and civilian employment with the U.S. government. The fraction is 15/45 = 1/3. The taxpayer can deduct $20,000 on line 39b: 1/3 X $60,000.

If you do not have your federal civil service retirement handbook, contact the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) at 1-888767- 6738 or TDD 1-800-878-5707. You can also e-mail OPM at retire@opm.gov or use its Web site at www.opm.gov/retire to request the booklet. It's important that you specify that you want a replacement booklet (there are other types). An OPM customer service representative will tell you how much military and total service time you have in your retirement calculation and can mail you a screen print or short form letter with the information.

The military retirement income also applies to such amounts received by the surviving spouse or the former spouse of each military retiree who is receiving payments under the Survivor Benefit Plan.

We may later ask you for a copy of the divorce agreement and IRS form 1099-R as verification for the deduction. Note: Child support receipts, regardless of the source, are not included in federal adjusted gross income, so you cannot deduct these amounts.

Military Injury Relief Fund. Also enter on this line military injury relief fund amounts that you reported on line 1 (federal adjusted gross income). You do not have to include in federal adjusted gross income, and you cannot enter on line 39b, those military injury relief fund amounts you received on account of physical injuries or psychological injuries, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, if those injuries are a direct result of military action in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. But you must include on lines 1 and 39b any other military injury relief fund amounts you received.

Line 40a - State or Municipal IncomeTax Overpayments

Did you file a 2013 IRS form 1040A or 1040EZ? If "Yes," you do not qualify for this deduction.

If you filed an IRS form 1040, then you may be eligible for the state or local income tax refund deduction on line 40a.

Refer to line 10 of your 2013 IRS form 1040 and enter this amount. If line 10 is blank, you are not entitled to this deduction.

Line 40b - Refund or Reimbursement for Itemized Deductions

Deduct refunds or reimbursements of expenses you originally deducted on a prior year federal income tax return if the following conditions are met:

The refund or reimbursement was included in your federal adjusted gross income on your 2013 federal income tax return, form 1040, line 21; AND
The expense for which you were refunded or reimbursed was deducted as an itemized deduction on Schedule A of a prior year federal income tax return.

Example: Sue claimed an itemized deduction of $500 for medical expenses on her 2012 federal income tax return. In 2013 she received a medical expense reimbursement for $200 from her insurance company, and she reported the $200 on line 21 of her 2013 federal income tax return. Sue is entitled to deduct the $200 reimbursement on line 40b of this return.

Line 40c - Repayment of Income Reported

Enter on this line any amount of income that you paid back in a subsequent year if that amount meets the following three requirements:

For federal income tax purposes you claimed either (i) an itemized deduction on Schedule A of your 2013 federal income tax return for the amount repaid OR (ii) a tax credit on your 2013 federal income tax return based upon the amount repaid; AND
You do not deduct this amount on any other line on your Ohio tax return for this year or any other year; AND
In the year you received the income, the income did not qualify for either the resident or nonresident/part year resident credits on Schedules C or D of your Ohio income tax return.

For information about miscellaneous federal tax adjustments, see our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 41 - Small Business Investor Income Deduction

For taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2013, an individual taxpayer filing the Ohio form IT 1040 is allowed a deduction amounting to 50% of the taxpayer's Ohio small business investor income up to $250,000. The deduction cannot exceed $62,500 for each spouse filing separately or $125,000 for all other taxpayers.

"Ohio small business investor income" means the portion of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income that is business income reduced by deductions from business income and apportioned or allocated to Ohio under Ohio Revised Code 5747.21 and 5747.22 to the extent not otherwise deducted or excluded in computing federal or Ohio adjusted gross income for the taxable year.

As such, business income as reported on the taxpayer's IRS1040 Schedules C, E and F will be used in calculating the deduction. The deduction will be available on Schedule A of the Ohio form IT 1040. In order to take this deduction, you must complete the IT SBD - Small Business Investor Income Deduction Schedule (available at tax.ohio. gov). Note: The deduction will not impact the calculation of a taxpayer's school district income tax liability. Instead, it will be added back to Ohio taxable income for school district income tax purposes.

Line 42 - Disability and Survivorship Benefits

You may deduct the following:

Benefits from an employee's disability plan paid as the result of a permanent physical or mental disability. Note: The disability must be (or presumed to be) permanent. "Disability" means a permanent physical or mental impairment that makes you unable to work for pay in jobs for which you are qualified by training and experience.
Survivorship benefits paid from a qualified survivorship plan as the result of the death of a covered employee.

You may not deduct the following:

Payments that otherwise qualify as retirement or pension benefits. Upon reaching your plan's minimum retirement age, the disability benefits received under that plan become retirement or pension benefits and are no longer deductible as disability or survivorship. If you are uncertain of the minimum retirement age under your plan, contact your plan administrator for this information.
Temporary wage-continuation plans.
Payments for temporary illnesses or injuries (for example, sick pay provided by an employer or third party).
Pension payments that another individual was receiving but he/she died and you are now receiving these payments (pension continuation benefits). These amounts are not deductible survivorship benefits.

See Ohio Administrative Code (Ohio Rule) 5703-7-08 on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Line 43 - Social Security and CertainRailroad Retirement Benefits

Deduct the following benefits only to the extent that they are included in your federal adjusted gross income:

Social Security benefits
Tier I and Tier II railroad retirement benefits
Supplemental railroad retirement benefits
Dual railroad retirement benefits
Railroad disability

Line 44a - Tuition Investments in Ohio College Advantage Savings Plan

Contribution Deduction. You may deduct purchases of tuition units and contributions to the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority's CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan, up to $2,000 per beneficiary per year if these amounts do not qualify as a deduction on page 1 of IRS form 1040. Qualifying purchases exceeding the $2,000 limitation may be deducted on future years' returns, subject to the annual $2,000-per-beneficiary limitation. Married taxpayers may deduct up to a maximum of $2,000 per beneficiary whether their filing status is married filing jointly or married filing separately. For information on contribution carryovers, see page 22, line 35b.

Adjustment for Earnings on Certain Distributions. The earnings portion of distributions from Internal Revenue Code section 529 programs can generally be excluded from federal adjusted gross income if the distribution is used solely to fund qualified higher-education expenses. If the earnings portion of a 2013 distribution from Ohio's CollegeAdvantage program is excluded from federal adjusted gross income (line 1 on this return), then no further adjustment is allowed on line 44a.

For federal income tax purposes, however, there are certain situations where, due to the coordination of benefits from an Internal Revenue Code 529 program with other federal tax benefits for higher-education expenses (such as the federal American Opportunity Tax Credit), the earnings on a distribution from the CollegeAdvantage program that are actually used to pay qualified higher-education expenses cannot be excluded from federal adjusted gross income. If any portion of the earnings reported to you on your 2013 IRS form 1099-Q from the CollegeAdvantage program is used to pay qualified higher- education expenses, and if because of certain federal tax limitations such earnings are not excluded from your federal adjusted gross income, you can exclude such portion by adding it to the total included on line 44a.

Adjustment for Distributions at a Loss. If a distribution reported to you on 2013 IRS form 1099-Q reflects a loss (the earnings in box 2 is negative), you can add this loss to your total on line 44a as a positive number if this loss is not deducted in computing federal adjusted gross income (line 1 of Ohio form IT 1040).

For more information, call 1-800-AFFORDIT (1-800-233-6734) or visit the tuition trust Web site at www.collegeadvantage.com .

Line 44b - Portion of Certain College Grants Used To Pay Room and Board

Deduct the federally taxable portion of a federal Pell Grant and/or Ohio College Opportunity Grant used to pay room and board.

You qualify for this deduction if you, your spouse or your dependent was a student enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution, used a portion of a Pell Grant and/or an Ohio College Opportunity Grant to pay room and board expenses, and this portion was included in your federal adjusted gross income. The room and board, including meal plans, must have been furnished at the facilities of the educational institution for which the grant was awarded. See the worksheet on page 25.

Portion of Certain College Grants Used To Pay Room and Board for Line 44b

1. Enter the amount of Pell Grant(s) and/or Ohio College Opportunity Grant(s) that you received in 2013. This is reported on a letter received from your educational institution	_____
2. Enter the portion of line 1 used to pay qualified education expenses, including tuition and fees, course-related expenses such as books, supplies, equipment and any special fees required for a course	_____
3. Enter here line 1 minus line 2. If -0-, you are not eligible for the Pell Grant and/or Ohio College Opportunity Grant deduction. If greater than -0-, go to line 4	_____
4. Enter here the portion of line 3 that you reported as a taxable amount on line 7 of IRS form 1040; line 1 of IRS form 1040EZ; or line 7 of IRS form 1040A. If -0-, you are not eligible for the Pell Grant and/or Ohio College Opportunity Grant deduction. If greater than -0-, go to line 5	_____
5. Enter here the portion of line 4 applied to room and board expenses only. Also enter this amount on line 44b of Schedule A on Ohio form IT 1040	_____

Line 45 - Ohio National Guard Reimbursements and Benefits

Deduct on line 45 the following amounts, but only if (i) these amounts are in your federal adjusted gross income (line 1 of Ohio form IT 1040) and (ii) you have not already deducted these amounts elsewhere on Schedule A:

Receipt of Ohio Adjutant General- authorized Ohio National Guard reimbursement for group life insurance premiums paid; AND
Receipt of Ohio Adjutant General- authorized payment of death benefits received as a beneficiary of an active duty member of the Ohio National Guard who died while performing active duty.

Line 46a - Unreimbursed Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums, Unsubsidized Health Care Insurance Premiums and Excess Health Care Expenses

There are several deductions included in this line:

Unreimbursed premiums for subsidized and unsubsidized long-term care insurance plans and unreimbursed premiums for unsubsidized health care insurance plans; AND
Excess medical expenses; AND
Accident and health insurance premiums paid for certain dependent relatives.

Unreimbursed Health Care Expenses. Enter on line 1a, 1b or 1c of the worksheet on page 27 the costs for qualifying health care expenses. Some examples of qualifying health care expenses include unreimbursed costs for the following:

1a:

Prescription medicine or insulin
Hospital costs and nursing care
Medical, dental and vision examinations and treatment by a certified health professional
Eyeglasses, hearing aids, braces, crutches and wheelchairs

1b:

Insurance premiums for health care insurance plans (including both unsubsidized and subsidized plans, Medicare premiums and supplemental Medicare insurance)

1c:

Premiums for long-term care insurance

Note: You must reduce the health care insurance premiums amount you enter on line 1b of the worksheet by the amount of the self-employed health insurance deduction that you claimed on line 29 of IRS form 1040.

Unreimbursed Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums and Unsubsidized Health Care Insurance Premiums. Enter on line 2a of the worksheet on page 27 the amount you paid during 2013 for unreimbursed longterm care insurance premiums for you, your spouse and your dependents. Enter on line 2b the unreimbursed premiums you paid for unsubsidized health care insurance premiums for you, your spouse and your dependents.

An unsubsidized health care insurance plan is a plan for which your current or former employer or your spouse's current or former employer does not pay for any part of the plan's costs and does not reimburse you or your spouse for any part of the plan's costs. Most people who receive wage or salary income from an employer participate in one or more subsidized plans; such plans are not unsubsidized health care insurance plans. If you are unsure, check with your employer.

Example 1: Sue has a health care insurance plan through her employer. She has $50 deducted from her paycheck each month to pay for her portion of her health care insurance premium costs. Her employer contributes $450 each month toward the health care insurance premium costs that total $500 each month. This is a subsidized plan, so Sue is not participating in an unsubsidized health care insurance plan. Sue cannot use her $50 monthly payment on lines 2a and 2b of the worksheet, but she can include this amount on line 1b.

Note: If you are eligible for Medicare coverage, you cannot use line 2b of the worksheet to report any unsubsidized health care insurance plan premiums paid while you were eligible for Medicare coverage.

Example 2: Sue is retired and qualifies for Medicare for the entire year. She pays $50 each month for supplemental health insurance and $20 each month for Medicare B premiums. Sue cannot use her $50 or $20 monthly payments on line 2b of the worksheet, but she can include these amounts on line 1b.

Accident and Health Insurance Premiums for Certain Relatives. You may be able to take a deduction for accident and health insurance premiums that you paid for yourself, your spouse and your "dependents," as defined on page 12. If you answer "Yes" to any of the three questions below, you are not eligible to take this deduction:

During the year, were you eligible to participate in any subsidized health insurance plan? Yes No
Did you claim the self-employed health insurance deduction on line 29 of IRS form 1040? Yes No
During the year, were you eligible for medical care coverage through Medicare or Medicaid? Yes No

If you answered "No" to all three of the above questions, you will need to answer the following question: Did you claim an itemized deduction on your federal income tax return for any portion of the accident and health insurance premiums paid? .. Yes .. No

If "Yes," enter the amount, if any, of the accident and health insurance premiums for which you did not take an itemized deduction on your federal income tax return:

$ _______

This is the maximum amount of your accident and health insurance premium deduction. Enter this amount on line 8 of the worksheet below.

If "No," you may be able to deduct the full amount of unreimbursed accident and health insurance premiums that you paid. Enter this amount on line 8 of the worksheet below.

Line 46b - Medical Savings Account

You may be able to deduct the amount of funds you deposited into a medical savings account. If filing a joint return, your spouse may also be able to deduct his/her funds deposited into his/her medical savings account. For 2013 the maximum amount of deposited funds you may be able to deduct is $4,506. If filing a joint return, each spouse may deduct up to $4,506 of funds deposited into his/her account for a maximum joint deduction of $9,012. Any investment income or interest earned on the funds deposited into a medical savings account is also deductible if the income or interest is included in your federal adjusted gross income (line 1 of your Ohio form IT 1040). Note: You must reduce the amount of this deduction by any amount that you claimed on line 25 of your IRS form 1040.

To determine if you are eligible for this deduction, complete the medical savings account worksheet on page 23. For further information, see "What Is a Medical Savings Account and What Are the Qualifications?" on page 11.

Example: Bob and Sue file a joint tax return. Bob contributed $2,000 to his medical savings account while Sue contributed $5,000 to hers. Bob's account earned $120 in interest and Sue's earned $300, which were included in their federal adjusted gross income. These amounts are not deductible in arriving at federal adjusted income. They are entitled to a medical savings account deduction of $6,926 ($2,000 for Bob's contribution, $4,506 for Sue's contribution and the combined interest income of $420).

Line 46c - Qualified Organ Donor Expenses

Deduct on this line up to $10,000 of qualified organ donation expenses you incurred during the taxable year. If your filing status is married filing jointly, each of you can deduct on this line up to $10,000 of qualified organ donation expenses you each incurred during the taxable year. "Qualified organ donation expenses" means unreimbursed travel and lodging expenses that you incur in connection with your donation, to another human being, of your human liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung or any portion of your human bone marrow.

You can claim this deduction only once for all taxable years. If you claim the deduction for this year, you cannot claim this deduction in any subsequent year. If your filing status is married filing jointly and if you and your spouse both claim the deduction for this year, both you and your spouse cannot claim this deduction in any subsequent year. However, if your filing status is married filing jointly but only one spouse claims this deduction for this year, the other spouse can claim the deduction in a subsequent year, regardless of your spouse's filing status in that subsequent year.

You can also deduct matching contributions that you made to another person's Individual Development Account when the account has been established by a county department of human services. For further information, contact your local county department of human services.

Line 47 - Wage Expense

Deduct the amount of employer wage and salary expenses that you did not deduct for federal income tax purposes because you instead claimed the federal targeted jobs tax credit or the work opportunity tax credits.

Line 48 - Interest Income from Ohio Public Obligations

Deduct interest income earned from Ohio public obligations and Ohio purchase obligations if the interest income was included in your federal adjusted gross income. You can also deduct any gains resulting from the sale or disposition of Ohio public obligations to the extent that the gain was included in your federal adjusted gross income.

Deduct income from providing public services under a contract through an Ohio state project (including highway services) if the income was included in your federal adjusted gross income. You can also deduct income from a certain transfer agreement or an enterprise transferred under that agreement if the income was included in your federal adjusted income. See Ohio Revised Code section 4313.02.

Schedule B - Nonbusiness Credits

Line 51 - Retirement Income Credit

To qualify for the Ohio retirement income credit, you must meet all of the following:

You received retirement benefits, annuities or distributions that were made from a pension, retirement or profit-sharing plan; AND
You received this income because you have retired; AND
This income is included in your Ohio adjusted gross income on line 3. Note: Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits required to be shown on line 43 and uniformed services retirement income required to be shown on line 39b do not qualify for this credit.

The Amount of the Credit is as Follows:

Amount of qualifying retirement income during the taxable year:	Line 51 retirement income credit for taxable year:
$500 or less	$ 0
More than $500, but not more than $1,500	$ 25
More than $1,500, but not more than $3,000	$ 50
More than $3,000, but not more than $5,000	$ 80
More than $5,000, but not more than $8,000	$130
More than $8,000	$200

The Maximum Credit Per Return is $200. If you are filing a joint return, combine the total qualifying retirement income for both spouses to determine the credit from the table above.

If the taxpayer has previously taken a lump sum retirement income credit, they cannot take the retirement income credit on this year's return or any future year's return to which this taxpayer is a party.

Note: Retirement buy-out amounts, attrition buy-out amounts and other similar amounts reported on IRS form W-2 qualify for this credit only if the amounts are paid under a retirement plan.

Example: Bob and Sue are retired and file a joint return. Bob has $5,000 in qualifying retirement income included in Ohio adjusted gross income on line 3. Sue has $2,000 in qualifying retirement income included in Ohio adjusted gross income on line 3. The total of the two qualifying retirement incomes is $7,000. The table above shows a credit of $130 for retirement income of more than $5,000, but not more than $8,000. They are entitled to claim on line 51 an Ohio retirement income credit of $130.

Line 52 - Senior Citizen Credit

You can claim a $50 credit if you were 65 or older before Jan. 1, 2014. If you are filing a joint return, only one credit of $50 is allowed even if you and your spouse are both 65 or older.

If you take or have previously taken the lump sum distribution credit, you cannot take the $50 senior citizen credit on this year's return or any future year's return.

Line 53 - Lump Sum Distribution Credit

This credit is available only to individuals 65 or older before Jan. 1, 2014. If you received a lump sum distribution from a pension, retirement or profit-sharing plan, whether on account of retirement or separation from employment, and if you are 65 or older, you may be able to take advantage of a special tax treatment that uses the $50 senior citizen tax credit multiplied by your expected remaining life years.

If the answers to questions 1 through 6 below are all "Yes," you can claim the lump sum distribution credit. If you answer "No" to any of the questions, you do not qualify for this credit.

Were you 65 or older before Jan. 1, 2014?
Was the lump sum distributed from a qualified employee benefit plan (pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, Keogh, Internal Revenue Code 401(k), STRS, PERS, SERS, etc.)?
Was the distribution made from all of the employer's qualified plans of one kind in which the employee had funds?
Was the distribution for the full amount credited to the employee?
Was the distribution paid within a single taxable year?
Was the distribution made because the employee died, quit, retired, or was laid off or fired?

If you take this credit, you cannot take the $50 senior citizen's credit on this year's return or on any future year return to which this taxpayer is a party. For more information, see page 2 of Ohio form LS WKS, which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Note 1: Retirement buy-out amounts, attrition buy-out amounts and other similar amounts reported on IRS form W-2 do not qualify for this credit.

Note 2: Distributions from university retirement plans and from government- sponsored deferred compensation plans do not qualify for this credit because these plans are not described in Internal Revenue Code section 401(a).

Line 54 - Child Care and Dependent Care Credit

If your Ohio adjusted gross income (line 3) is less than $40,000 and if you made payments that qualified for the federal child care and/or dependent care credit, you are entitled to this credit. Complete the worksheet below to calculate the amount of credit you may claim.

Note: If line 3 on page 1 of the Ohio form IT 1040 is $40,000 or more, you are not entitled to this credit.

2013 Child Care and Dependent Care Worksheet for Line 54

1. Enter the amount from line 9 of IRS form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses	_______
2. If line 3 of your Ohio form IT 1040 is less than $20,000, enter 100% on this line. If line 3 of your Ohio form IT 1040 is equal to or greater than $20,000, but less than $40,000, enter 25% on this line. All others enter -0- on this line	X_____ %
3. Multiply line 1 of this worksheet by the rate shown on line 2. Enter this amount here and on line 54 (Schedule B) of Ohio form IT 1040	_______

Line 55 - Lump Sum Retirement Credit

Lump sum distributions that you received on account of retirement from a qualified retirement plan may qualify for the lump sum retirement credit. A lump sum distribution is one where you receive your entire balance from a qualified pension, retirement or profit- sharing plan during one taxable year. If you received income in a lump sum distribution during 2013 or are entitled to an unused retirement income exclusion from an earlier year, then you will need special instructions on how to compute your tax credit.

If you take this credit, you cannot take the retirement income credit on this year's return or on any future year return to which this taxpayer is a party. For more information, see page 1 of Ohio form LS WKS, which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Note 1: Retirement buy-out amounts, attrition buy-out amounts and other similar amounts reported on IRS form W-2 do not qualify for this credit.

Line 57 - Displaced Worker Training Credit

Ohio law provides a $500 maximum credit per taxpayer for amounts you pay for qualified displaced worker training during the 12-month period after you lose your job. Qualified displaced worker training is job training or education that improves your ability to perform a new job after you have lost your previous job. Displaced worker training includes apprenticeships, internships and educational classes. Complete the worksheet on page 30.

It does not include amounts paid for computer purchases or upgrades, professional organizational fees, meals, mileage, transportation or outplacement firms that help you to develop skills used to find a new job - for example, career planning, profile analysis, skills assessment, resume writing, marketing action plan, etc., that are paid in one's endeavor to find a new job. These training classes are not to improve the skills that one would use in performing the functions or tasks associated with a new job.

Line 58 - Ohio Political Contributions Credit

You can claim a credit against your tax for monetary contributions you made during the year to the campaign committee of candidates for any of the following Ohio offices:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Secretary of state
Auditor of state
Treasurer of state
Attorney general
Chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Board of Education
Ohio Senate
Ohio House of Representatives

The amount of the credit is the lesser of the combined total cash contributions you made during the year or $50 ($100 for married filing joint returns).

Schedule C - Full-Year Ohio Resident Credit

Line 60 - Income Subjected to Tax by Other States

If you were a full-year Ohio resident during 2013 and you had income subjected to tax by other states or the District of Columbia, you may qualify for the Ohio resident tax credit. The credit is the lesser of lines 62 or 63.

This line amount is the portion of your Ohio adjusted gross income subjected to a tax on income in other states or the District of Columbia while you were a resident of Ohio, less related deductions allowed in computing federal adjusted gross income and increased or decreased by related adjustments on Schedule A of the Ohio form IT 1040.

CAUTION! Limitation: Do not include income for which you have directly or indirectly deducted, or were entitled to deduct in computing federal adjusted gross income. See our information release IT 2006-02 entitled "Inapplicability of Ohio Resident Credit with Kentucky Corporate Income Tax," which is on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.

Do not include wages, salaries, tips or commissions earned by full-year Ohio residents in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan or Pennsylvania and certain income earned by military nonresidents that is shown on line 38. This income is not taxed and does not qualify for the credit.

Line 62 - Determining the Factor

The factor must be four digits to the right of the decimal. Do not round to the nearest ten-thousandth. Example: Enter .435762 as .4357.

Line 63 - Other States' Income Tax

Enter the amount of 2013 income tax, less all related nonrefundable credits other than withholding, estimated tax payments and carryforwards from previous years, paid to other states or the District of Columbia. In general, this amount will be the amount shown on the line of the other state's income tax return that is equivalent to line 17 of Ohio form IT 1040.

Note: See our information release IT 200602 entitled "Inapplicability of Ohio Resident Credit with Kentucky Corporate Income Tax," which is on our Web site at tax.ohio. gov.

Schedule D - Nonresident / Part-Year Resident Credit

Line 65 - Income Not Earned or Received in Ohio

Enter the portion of Ohio adjusted gross income from line 3 that was not earned or received in Ohio. You must complete and include Ohio form IT 2023 (which is available on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov) to calculate this credit unless your only income from Ohio sources were wages reported on your W-2(s) and you and/or your family members do not directly or indirectly own the business that paid you those wages.

Do not include on this line pass-through entity distributive shares of income allocated or apportioned to Ohio. Do not include on this line any amount shown on line 49.

Note: Retirement buy-out amounts, attrition buy-out amounts and other similar amounts reported on your W-2(s) should not be included on this line to the extent that such amounts are based upon employment or previous employment within Ohio. Do not include on this line any severance pay, termination pay, final pay or "golden parachute" amounts if you (i) earned in Ohio any portion of such amounts and/or (ii) were employed in Ohio by the payor or the payor's affiliate prior to or at the time of your receipt of such amounts.

Line 67 - Determining the Factor

The factor must be four digits to the right of the decimal. Do not round to the nearest ten-thousandth. Example: Enter .435762 as .4357.

Schedule E - Nonrefundable Business Credits

Business owners may be entitled to claim on Ohio Schedule E one or more nonrefundable business credits. These credits include the following:

Credit for contributions to candidates for Ohio statewide office or General Assembly
Job retention credit, nonrefundable portion
Credit for selling alternative fuel
Credit for eligible new employees in an enterprise zone
Credit for certified ethanol plant investments
Credit for purchases of grape production property
Technology investment credit (this credit has been retired except for limited situations)
Enterprise zone day care and training credits
Ohio historic preservation credit, nonrefundable carryforward portion
InvestOhio - credit for investing in an Ohio small business

Note: You can obtain Ohio Schedule E from our Web site at tax.ohio.gov or by calling the forms request line at 1-800-282-1782.

Line 72a - Refundable Business Jobs Credit

If the Ohio Tax Credit Authority of the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA) has granted you this credit for 2013, you should enter the certified amount on line 72a. This amount is considered a payment that can be refunded in whole or in part if your total payments on line 24 exceed the amount shown on line 22. For further details about this credit, call the ODSA at 614-466-4551 or 1-800-848-1300.

Line 72b - Refundable Pass-Through Entity Credit

If you are a direct or indirect investor in a pass-through entity that filed and paid Ohio tax on Ohio form IT 4708 (Composite Income Tax Return for Certain Investors in a Pass-Through Entity) or Ohio form IT 1140 (Pass-Through Entity and Trust Withholding Tax Return), you should enter the amount of Ohio tax paid on your behalf by the pass-through entity or trust. Investors and trust beneficiaries who claim this credit for taxes paid on their behalf must include IRS K-1(s), which reflect the amount of Ohio tax paid. In addition, see line 34 of the instructions on page 22.

The K-1(s) should show the amount of your distributive share of income, the amount of Ohio tax paid, the legal name of the entity and the entity's federal employer identification number.

Line 72c - Historic Preservation Credit

Include a copy of the certificate that you received from the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA). For additional information, visit the ODSA's Web site at http://development.ohio.gov/cs/cs_ohptc.htm or call 614-995-2292 or 1-800-848-1300.

Line 72d - Motion Picture Production Credit

Include a copy of the certificate that you received from the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA). For additional information, visit the ODSA's Web site at http://www.ohiofilmoffice.com/Incentives.html or call 614-644-5156 or 1-800-848-1300.

Line 72e - Financial Institutions Tax Credit

If you are an investor in a pass-through entity or trust that is responsible to file and pay the Ohio Financial Institutions Tax, you may claim a credit to the extent of the proportionate share of the amount paid on your behalf by the pass-through entity or trust. Investors and trust beneficiaries who claim this credit for taxes paid on their behalf must include the IRS K-1(s), which reflect the Ohio tax paid.

Unpaid Use (Sales) Tax Explanation and Instructions for Ohio Forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040 and the TeleFile Worksheet

TIP: This line will be -0- if you made no catalog, Internet or out-of-state purchases. If you do have catalog, Internet or out-of-state purchases, many out-ofstate retailers already collect use (sales) tax on your purchase. Your receipt will show it as a sales tax amount. If the retailer charges you sales tax on your purchase, you do not have to use the Ohio income tax return to pay additional use tax to Ohio.

Use line 16 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ, line 19 of IT 1040 or line 7 of the TeleFile worksheet to report the amount of unpaid use (sales) tax (if any) on out-of-state purchases that you made if you used, stored or consumed in Ohio the item or service you purchased (for example, Internet, television/radio ads, catalog purchases or purchases made directly from an out-of-state company) and for which you paid no sales tax on that purchase(s). Complete the use tax worksheet on page 33 to determine if you owe this tax.

Note: Any unpaid portion of the Ohio use tax is subject to collection, including penalty and interest, under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5747. If you previously paid your Ohio use tax by filing Ohio form VP USE, then you do not have to report the use tax on line 16 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ, line 19 of IT 1040 or line 7 of the TeleFile worksheet.

Ohio's Use Tax

Ohio's use tax has been part of our tax laws since 1936. The use tax rate is equal to the sales tax rate in your county. Every state with a sales tax also has a companion use tax. The use tax laws were passed to eliminate the disadvantage to Ohio retailers when Ohio shoppers buy from out-of-state sellers who do not collect Ohio sales tax.

Who Benefits From the Tax?

You and Our Schools: One-third of Ohio's sales and use tax supports our elementary and secondary schools. The remaining two-thirds pays for state services - higher education, parks, public safety, etc.
County Governments and Transit Authorities: The sales and use tax is the largest source of financing for the local criminal justice system and public transportation systems.
Ohio Retailers: The use tax protects Ohio jobs and helps Ohio retailers by keeping prices competitive with out-of-state merchants who don't collect sales tax.

Can You Give Me an Example?

If you buy a taxable item or service from an out-of-state retailer and pay no sales tax, Ohio requires you to pay the Ohio use tax if you will use, store or consume the item or service in Ohio. The use tax applies when you buy from catalog or Internet retailers. The use tax rate is equal to the sales tax rate in the Ohio county where you will use, store or consume the item or service.

Example: Rita lives in Tuscarawas County. She orders a new bedspread from the Catalog Linen Company based in New York. The price is $125. The catalog company collects no sales tax. Rita is liable for paying Ohio's use tax:

Taxable purchase: $125

Ohio + Tuscarawas County use tax rate = 6.75%

Use tax: $125 x .0675 = $8.44

Round this $8.44 use tax amount to the nearest whole dollar: $8

Rita would enter $8 on line 16 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ, line 19 of IT 1040 or line 7 of the TeleFile worksheet.

What if I Have Already Paid Tax on My Out-of-State Purchase?

If you previously paid to another state sales tax on the purchase or if you have previously paid your Ohio use tax by filing Ohio form VP USE, then you do not have to report on line 16 of Ohio form IT 1040EZ, line 19 of IT 1040 or line 7 of the TeleFile worksheet any use tax on that purchase.

I Owe Ohio Use Tax - How Do I Pay It?

You can pay your use tax when you file your Ohio income tax return. Complete the worksheet on page 33.

If you do not have to file an Ohio income tax return (see page 9) but you owe Ohio use tax, you must file Ohio form VP USE to pay the tax. This form is on our Web site at tax.ohio.gov.