Payroll Ohio, Unique Aspects of Ohio Payroll Law and Practice
The Ohio State Agency that oversees the collection and reporting of State income taxes deducted from payroll checks is:
Department of Taxation
P.O. Box 2476
Columbus, OH 43266-0076
(614) 433-7887
(888) 405-4039
www.state.oh.us/tax
Ohio requires that you use Ohio form “IT-4, Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate” instead of a Federal W-4 Form for Ohio State Income Tax Withholding.
Not all states allow salary reductions made under Section 125 cafeteria plans or 401(k) to be treated in the same manner as the IRS code allows. In Ohio cafeteria plans are not taxable for income tax calculation; not taxable for unemployment insurance purposes. 401(k) plan deferrals are not taxable for income taxes; taxable for unemployment purposes.
In Ohio supplemental wages are taxed at a 3.5% flat rate.
You may file your Ohio State W-2s by magnetic media if you choose to.
The Ohio State Unemployment Insurance Agency is:
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Unemployment Compensation Division
52 Robinwood...