How to Calculate 2016 Ohio State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table
1. Find your income exemptions
2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...
3. Find your gross income
4. Check the 2016 Ohio state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax
5. Calculate your state income tax step by step
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Ohio State tax rate changed on Sep 1, 2013. Learn more here.
Tax rate used in calculating Ohio state tax for year 2016
State Abbreviation:
OH
State Tax Withholding State Code:
39
Acceptable Exemption Form:
IT-4
Basis For Withholding:
State Exemptions
Acceptable Exemption Data:
0 / Number of Exemptions
TSP Deferred:
Yes
Special Coding:
Determine the Total Number Of Allowances field as follows: First Position- Enter 0 (zero). Second and Third Positions - Enter the total number of exemptions claimed.
Additional Information:
None
Ohio Effective
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Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in step 1.
Add the taxable biweekly fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the amount computed in step 2 to obtain the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times 26 to obtain the annual wages.
Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the gross annual wages to compute the taxable income.
Exemption Allowance = $650 x Number of Exemptions
Apply the taxable income computed in step 3 to the following table to determine the Ohio tax withholding.
Tax Withholding Table
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:
The Amount of Ohio
Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:
But Not
Over:
Of Excess
Over:
$ 0
$ 5,000
$ 0
plus
>0.556%
$ 0
5,000
10,000
27.80
plus
1.112%
5,000
10,000
15,000
83.40
plus
2.226%
10,000
15,000
20,000
194.70
plus
2.871%
15,000
20,000
40,000
333.80
plus
3.338%
20,000
40,000
80,000
1,001.40
plus
3.894%
40,000
80,000
100,000
2,559.00
plus
4.451%
80,000
100,000
and over
3,449.20
plus
5.563%<
100,000
Divide the annual Ohio tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Ohio tax withholding.