5747.05 Tax credits.
5747.05 Tax credits.
As used in this section, “income tax” includes both a tax on net income and a tax measured by net income.
The following credits shall be allowed against the income tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code on individuals and estates:
(A)(1) The amount of tax otherwise due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code on such portion of the adjusted gross income of any nonresident taxpayer that is not allocable to this state pursuant to sections 5747.20 to 5747.23 of the Revised Code;
(2) The credit provided under this division shall not exceed the portion of the total tax due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code that the amount of the nonresident taxpayer’s adjusted gross income not allocated to this state pursuant to sections 5747.20 to 5747.23 of the Revised Code bears to the total adjusted gross income of the nonresident taxpayer derived from all sources everywhere.
(3) The tax commissioner may enter into an agreement with the taxing authorities of any state or of the District of Columbia that imposes an income tax to provide that compensation paid in this state to a nonresident taxpayer shall not be subject to the tax levied in section 5747.02 of the Revised Code so long as compensation paid in such other state or in the District of Columbia to a resident taxpayer shall likewise not be subject to the income tax of such other state or of the District of Columbia.
(B) The lesser of division (B)(1) or (2) of this section:
(1) The amount of tax otherwise due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code on such portion of the adjusted gross income of a resident taxpayer that in another state or in the District of Columbia is subjected to an income tax. The credit provided under division (B)(1) of this section shall not exceed the portion of the total tax due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code that the amount of the resident taxpayer’s adjusted gross income subjected to an income tax in the other state or in the District of Columbia bears to the total adjusted gross income of the resident taxpayer derived from all sources everywhere.
(2) The amount of income tax liability to another state or the District of Columbia on the portion of the adjusted gross income of a resident taxpayer that in another state or in the District of Columbia is subjected to an income tax. The credit provided under division (B)(2) of this section shall not exceed the amount of tax otherwise due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code.
(3) If the credit provided under division (B) of this section is affected by a change in either the portion of adjusted gross income of a resident taxpayer subjected to an income tax in another state or the District of Columbia or the amount of income tax liability that has been paid to another state or the District of Columbia, the taxpayer shall report the change to the tax commissioner within sixty days of the change in such form as the commissioner requires.
(a) In the case of an underpayment, the report shall be accompanied by payment of any additional tax due as a result of the reduction in credit together with interest on the additional tax and is a return subject to assessment under section 5747.13 of the Revised Code solely for the purpose of assessing any additional tax due under this division, together with any applicable penalty and interest. It shall not reopen the computation of the taxpayer’s tax liability under this chapter from a previously filed return no longer subject to assessment except to the extent that such liability is affected by an adjustment to the credit allowed by division (B) of this section.
(b) In the case of an overpayment, an application for refund may be filed under this division within the sixty day period prescribed for filing the report even if it is beyond the period prescribed in section 5747.11 of the Revised Code if it otherwise conforms to the requirements of such section. An application filed under this division shall only claim refund of overpayments resulting from an adjustment to the credit allowed by division (B) of this section unless it is also filed within the time prescribed in section 5747.11 of the Revised Code. It shall not reopen the computation of the taxpayer’s tax liability except to the extent that such liability is affected by an adjustment to the credit allowed by division (B) of this section.
(4) No credit shall be allowed under division (B) of this section for income tax paid or accrued to another state or to the District of Columbia if the taxpayer, when computing federal adjusted gross income, has directly or indirectly deducted, or was required to directly or indirectly deduct, the amount of that income tax .
(C) For a taxpayer sixty-five years of age or older during the taxable year, a credit for such year equal to fifty dollars for each return required to be filed under section 5747.08 of the Revised Code.
(D) A taxpayer sixty-five years of age or older during the taxable year who has received a lump-sum distribution from a pension, retirement, or profit-sharing plan in the taxable year may elect to receive a credit under this division in lieu of the credit to which the taxpayer is entitled under division (C) of this section. A taxpayer making such election shall receive a credit for the taxable year equal to fifty dollars times the taxpayer’s expected remaining life as shown by annuity tables issued under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and in effect for the calendar year which includes the last day of the taxable year. A taxpayer making an election under this division is not entitled to the credit authorized under division (C) of this section in subsequent taxable years except that if such election was made prior to July 1, 1983, the taxpayer is entitled to one-half the credit authorized under such division in subsequent taxable years but may not make another election under this division.
(E) A taxpayer who is not sixty-five years of age or older during the taxable year who has received a lump-sum distribution from a pension, retirement, or profit-sharing plan in a taxable year ending on or before July 31, 1991, may elect to take a credit against the tax otherwise due under this chapter for such year equal to fifty dollars times the expected remaining life of a taxpayer sixty-five years of age as shown by annuity tables issued under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and in effect for the calendar year which includes the last day of the taxable year. A taxpayer making an election under this division is not entitled to a credit under division (C) or (D) of this section in any subsequent year except that if such election was made prior to July 1, 1983, the taxpayer is entitled to one-half the credit authorized under division (C) of this section in subsequent years but may not make another election under this division. No taxpayer may make an election under this division for a taxable year ending on or after August 1, 1991.
(F) A taxpayer making an election under either division (D) or (E) of this section may make only one such election in the taxpayer’s lifetime.
(G)(1) On a joint return filed by a husband and wife, each of whom had adjusted gross income of at least five hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, dividends and distributions, royalties, rent, and capital gains, a credit equal to the percentage shown in the table contained in this division of the amount of tax due after allowing for any other credit that precedes the credit under this division in the order required under section 5747.98 of the Revised Code.
(2) The credit to which a taxpayer is entitled under this division in any taxable year is the percentage shown in column B that corresponds with the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income, less exemptions for the taxable year:
A. B.
IF THE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME, LESS EXEMPTIONS, FOR THE TAX YEAR IS: THE CREDIT FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR IS:
$25,000 or less 20%
More than $25,000 but not more than $50,000 15%
More than $50,000 but not more than $75,000 10%
More than $75,000 5%
(3) The credit allowed under this division shall not exceed six hundred fifty dollars in any taxable year.
(H) No claim for credit under this section shall be allowed unless the claimant furnishes such supporting information as the tax commissioner prescribes by rules. Each credit under this section shall be claimed in the order required under section 5747.98 of the Revised Code.
(I) An individual who is a resident for part of a taxable year and a nonresident for the remainder of the taxable year is allowed the credits under divisions (A) and (B) of this section in accordance with rules prescribed by the tax commissioner. In no event shall the same income be subject to both credits.
(J) The credit allowed under division (A) of this section shall be calculated based upon the amount of tax due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code after subtracting any other credits that precede the credit under that division in the order required under section 5747.98 of the Revised Code. The credit allowed under division (B) of this section shall be calculated based upon the amount of tax due under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code after subtracting any other credits that precede the credit under that division in the order required under section 5747.98 of the Revised Code.
(K) No credit shall be allowed under division (B) of this section unless the taxpayer furnishes such proof as the tax commissioner shall require that the income tax liability has been paid to another state or the District of Columbia.
(L) No credit shall be allowed under division (B) of this section for compensation that is not subject to the income tax of another state or the District of Columbia as the result of an agreement entered into by the tax commissioner under division (A)(3) of this section.
Effective Date: 06-05-2002; 06-30-2005; 03-30-2006