Instructions For Filing: Personal & School District Income Tax & Telefile - Department Of Taxation State Of Ohio - 2012 Page 15

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2012 Ohio Forms IT 1040EZ / IT 1040 / Instructions
Completing the Top Portion of Ohio Forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040
How To Complete Your Income Tax
Part-year Resident. Mark this box if you
Ohio Political Party Fund
permanently moved into or out of Ohio
Return
during 2012, not counting being away
The Ohio General Assembly established
temporarily. Part-year residents should
this fund to support public fi nancing of Ohio
Ohio forms IT 1040EZ and IT 1040 have
use the nonresident/part-year resi-
political parties. Monies from this fund can
been designed for electronic scanning,
dent credit in Schedule D for income
only be used for administrative costs as-
which allows for faster processing with fewer
earned while they were a resident of
sociated with party headquarters and party
errors. In order to avoid unnecessary delays
another state (see page 31).
fund-raising drives, organization of voter
caused by manual processing, taxpayers
registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns
should use the following guidelines:
Nonresident. Mark this box if you re-
not related to any particular candidate or
1. Use black ink ONLY.
sided outside of Ohio all year. Write
election.
2. Use this form ONLY for the taxable year
the two-letter abbreviation of the state
2012.
where you resided for 2012 in the space
If your filing status is single or head of
3. Round numbers to the nearest dollar. Do
provided. For more information, see our
household, qualifying widow(er) or married
not print over the preprinted zeros in the
information release 2007-08 entitled "Per-
fi ling separately and your tax (line 15 of Ohio
boxes on the far right of the return, which
sonal Income Tax: Residency Guidelines,"
form IT 1040EZ or line 18 of IT 1040) is $1
designate cents (.00).
which is available on our Web site at
or more, you can choose to have $1 go to
4. Print your numbers and letters (UPPER-
tax.ohio.gov.
this fund by checking the "Yes" box on the
CASE only) inside the boxes as shown
return. If your fi ling status is married fi ling
below:
Nonresidents who earn and receive all
jointly and your tax (line 15 of Ohio form
income outside of Ohio will not have an
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IT 1040EZ or line 18 of IT 1040) is $2 or
Ohio tax liability. Nonresidents who earn
more, each of you can choose to have $1
or receive some income within Ohio will be
go to this fund by checking the "Yes" boxes
If the boxes don't appear on your return, do
able to claim the nonresident credit with
on the return. Checking "Yes" will neither
not hand-draw the boxes.
respect to all items of income not earned
increase the tax due nor reduce the refund
and not received in Ohio.
Name(s), Address and Social Security
shown on your return.
Number(s). Enter your name and address
Military Personnel. If you are currently a
Ohio School District Number
on page 1 and your Social Security number
member of the military and you have ques-
on pages 1 and 2 (if applicable, pages 3
tions about your residency status, see page
Every Ohio public school district has an
and/or 4 of your Ohio form IT 1040) of your
14 for a detailed explanation regarding some
identifi cation number. These numbers are
return (if married fi ling jointly, also enter your
of the key issues facing military families dur-
listed on pages 43-48. Look up the number
spouse's name and Social Security number
ing the income tax fi ling season.
for the Ohio school district in which you were
on page 1).
domiciled for the majority of the year and
Filing Status
write it in the space provided. Nondomicili-
E-mail Address. Enter your e-mail address
aries should enter 9999.
on page 1 of the return. Make sure all the
Your fi ling status must be the same as your
characters are legible.
federal income tax fi ling status for 2012
If you were domiciled in a taxing school
with the following exception: If you marked
district during 2012, you are required to fi le
County
the box labeled "Qualifying widow(er) with
Ohio form SD 100. If you are unsure of your
dependent child" on your federal income
Ohio school district, use The Finder on our
If your home address is an Ohio home ad-
tax return, then mark the "Single or head of
Web site as described on page 42.
dress, indicate on page 1 of the return the
household or qualifying widow(er)" box on
county for that address. Otherwise, leave
What Is the Difference Between Income
your Ohio income tax return.
this line blank.
Tax Table 1 and Income Tax Table 2?
If you and your spouse fi led
Ohio Residency Status
a joint federal income tax
!
Income Tax Table 1, which begins on page
return, you must fi le a joint
If your fi ling status is married fi ling jointly,
35, shows the tax amount for $50 increments
Ohio income tax return. Even
CAUTION
each spouse must indicate his/her resi-
of income. The tax is calculated on the mid-
if you are both Ohio nonresi-
dency.
point income for all of the income in that $50
dents, if you fi led a joint federal income
range. The tax amount listed on Income Tax
tax return, you must file a joint Ohio
Resident. Mark this box if you were a
Table 1 may be slightly lower or higher than
income tax return, but you may claim
resident of Ohio all year. If you were away
the tax amount computed by using Income
the nonresident credit (Schedule D) for
temporarily, you were a full-year resident
Tax Table 2, which is shown on page 41.
income neither earned nor received in
of Ohio. Mark this box if you qualify as
Ohio. If you and your spouse fi led sepa-
"resident military personnel stationed
rate federal income tax returns, you must
outside Ohio" and you are taking the line
fi le separate Ohio income tax returns.
37a deduction.
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