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Ohio Tax Resources

Governor: Ted Strickland
Income Tax Revenue (2007): $24,810,567,000.00
Ohio Population 11,477,641

Ohio Mailing Address

Wondering where to mail your Ohio taxes? Here's the address:

For Form 1040:
No Payment and IT40P Enclosed:
Ohio Department of Taxation-P.O. Box 2679-Columbus, OH 43270-2679

Payment and IT40P Enclosed:
Ohio Department of Taxation-P.O. Box 2057-Columbus, OH 43270-2057

For Form 1040 EZ:
No Payment and IT40P Enclosed:
Ohio Department of Taxation-P.O. Box 182294-Columbus, OH 43218-2294

Payment and IT40P Enclosed:
Ohio Department of Taxation-P.O. Box 182850-Columbus, OH 43218-2850



Ohio Tax Filing Guide

Here are detailed instructions for filing taxes in the state of Ohio.

Ohio Residents

If you lived in Ohio for the entire year, and only left on a temporary basis, you are an Ohio resident. If you have Ohio taxes withheld, your gross income was more than $11500 (if filing single) or $13100 (if filing as married couple), or you have schedule A adjustments you need to file an Ohio tax return. You will not have to file and Ohio tax return if your only income source is retirement income that is eligible for the retirement income credit and the size of that credit is more than your retirement income. If you need to file a tax return with Ohio as a resident you will need to use Ohio Form IT-1040.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)

Ohio Residents who lived in Ohio for part of the year

If you moved into or out of Ohio in the previous tax year you are a part-year resident of Ohio. If you left Ohio only temporarily you are still a full-year resident. If you are a part-year resident you will need to file a return on all income earned from Ohio sources. To file a part-year resident return you will need to use Schedule D, which can be found on page 4 of Ohio Form IT-1040. Schedule D will allow you to take out income not derived from Ohio sources so that you are only taxed on income from Ohio sources.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)

Ohio Residents who work in another state

If you lived in Ohio for the entire year, and only left on a temporary basis, you are an Ohio resident. If you have Ohio taxes withheld, your gross income was more than $11500 (if filing single) or $13100 (if filing as married couple), or you have schedule A adjustments you need to file an Ohio tax return. If you need to file an Ohio tax return and you worked in another state you will need to use Schedule C to be given a credit for all taxes that you were required to pay to other states. Schedule C can be found on page #4 of Form IT-1040.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)

Nonresidents who work in Ohio

If you had a house the entire year outside of Ohio that was your permanent residence, you spent less than 182 days in Ohio, and you file the affidavit of non-Ohio domicile you are a nonresident of Ohio. If you are a nonresident of Ohio you must file a return on all income derived from Ohio. Sources of Ohio income include wages, lottery winnings, income from Ohio property, and income from a sole proprietorship in Ohio.

The only exception to the above is if you are a nonresident of a state bordering Ohio and your only Ohio sourced income is from wages.

If you are a nonresident of Ohio that needs to file a return you will use Schedule D (on page 4 of Ohio Form IT-1040). Schedule D will allow you to take out income not derived from Ohio sources so that you are only taxed on income from Ohio sources. You may also need to file a form with your home state to get credit for taxes paid to Ohio. This will be necessary to avoid dual taxation on Ohio sourced income.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)

Nonresidents who sold property in Ohio

If your permanent residence was outside of Ohio for the entire year, you spent less than 182 days in Ohio, and you filed the affidavit of non-Ohio domicile you are a nonresident of Ohio. If you are a nonresident of Ohio you must file a return on all income derived from Ohio. Sources of Ohio income include wages, lottery winnings, income from Ohio property, and income from a sole proprietorship in Ohio.

If you are a nonresident of Ohio that needs to file a return you will use Schedule D (on page 4 of Ohio Form IT-1040). Schedule D will allow you to take out income doesn’t derive from Ohio sources so that you are only taxed on income from Ohio sources. You may also need to file a form with your home state to get credit for taxes paid to Ohio. This will be necessary to avoid dual taxation on Ohio sourced income.

Related Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)

Ohio Tax Forms

  • Form IT 1040 - Ohio Individual Income Tax Return (The Long Form)
  • Form IT 1040EZ - Individual Income Tax Return for Full-Year Ohio Residents (The Shortest Form)

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