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2011 ELECTRONIC FILING—WHAT’S NEW IN 2011

School District Acknowledgements

Beginning in tax year 2011 software companies will provide a school district acknowledgement when the return is

sent via the MeF platform. You will receive this acknowledgement if the school district is attached to the Ohio re-

turn or if it is sent in a separate transmission. As provided in the example below, you will receive an acknowled-

gement for all school district returns that were submitted in a transmission.

New e-File Forms

Software companies may also support the following items this year;

IT10 (Ohio Income Tax Information Notice)

ITDA (Affidavit of Non-Ohio Residency/Domicile)

Researching an Electronic Deposit

Confirming an electronic deposit – Taxpayers may contact their financial institution directly to confirm an

. This site will ask for the client‟s

electronic deposit using the

Federal Reserve e-payments Routing Directory

routing number. Follow the on screen prompts to get the institutions phone number.

NOTE: Due to privacy laws, your client must be on the line to talk to the financial institution.

Ohio’s Electronic Filing Calendar

01/17/2012

IRS begins accepting Federal/State electronic returns

04/17/2012

Last date for transmitting timely-filed returns

04/22/2012

Last date for transmitting rejected timely-filed returns

10/15/2012

Last date for transmitting Federal/State returns with ap-

proved extensions

10/20/2012

Last date for transmitting rejected returns

Tax Return Updates

IT 10: The following items are new on the IT 10 this year:

Taxpayer‟s who qualify may file an IT10 jointly (if their federal filing status is married filing jointly).

Taxpayers who qualify may file an IT 10 for income earned while a resident of another state but working

in Ohio as a civilian spouse of a nonresident service member.

Note:

Do not file the IT 10 if the taxpayer or spouse, if married filing jointly, had Ohio income tax withheld.

Your client cannot receive a refund for Ohio taxes withheld if they file the IT 10.

Tax Tables: Pursuant to Ohio law, the tax tables were indexed this year allowing for an adjustment for infla-

tion.

Low Income Credit: The schedule B $10,000 or less credit has been adjusted to $88.

Medical Savings Account – The maximum deposit is $4279 for taxpayers filing single or married filing sepa-

rately ($8558 if married filing jointly)

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