# I moved from GA to OH in July--how do I file state taxes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 3, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813 "2008-04-03T16:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/1 "2008-04-03T16:31:33Z")
I’m probably not going to owe any taxes because I’m a student and my income was about $7000 for the whole year, but I need to file and I’m not sure how the state thing goes when you’ve lived in two states during one year… help? ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/2 "2008-04-03T16:37:33Z")
I don’t know about Ohio, but you will have to file a form with Georgia for the time you lived there, assuming you made enough during that time to require filing. When I moved from California to Georgia back in 1993, I had to file returns with both states; of course, I was making somewhat more than $7K at the time. Tax software would probably be a good investment for this situation. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/3 "2008-04-03T16:41:56Z")
Turbotax will walk you through multi-state income tax pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/4 "2008-04-03T19:49:24Z")
[Ohio residency status](http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/ohio_individual/individual/residency_status.stm) [Georgia Taxes IFAQs](http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/inctax/webfaq/faq-ind.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/5 "2008-04-03T21:32:44Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Turbotax will walk you through multi-state income tax pretty well. [/QUOTE] Exactly. Buy Turbotax and just answer the questions. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/6 "2008-04-03T21:49:19Z")
And the nice thing with Turbotax as opposed to a Live Human Tax Preparer Guy is that you can yell and scream at Turbotax and call it a G\*\*\*\*\* M\*\*\*\*\*\* C\*\*\*\*\* and Turbotax will just sit there and take it. But seriously, for TurboTax, don’t you have to buy each state package separately? Meaning that the OP would need to buy both state packages? I suppose Turbotax will just tell her that once she’s done filling out the federal taxes. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/7 "2008-04-03T22:12:58Z")
You can stop by your public library, and get copies of the Georgia and Ohio forms for both full-year residents and part-year residents. Those forms will have instruction books that will tell you what to do, at no cost except photocopying. Whether you have to file probably depends on how long during 2007 you lived in each state. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/8 "2008-04-03T23:58:22Z")
I think I will do the TurboTax online thing… hopefully it will work. Thanks for the tips. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/9 "2008-04-04T00:25:25Z")
TurboTax is your friend. I moved from VA to PA back in May, and it handled the multi-state filing with no problems. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/10 "2008-04-04T14:08:23Z")
I do my son’s tax returns. He’s a grad student at the Univ of Georgia. I also use Turbotax. This year I had to file returns for him for both Wisconsin and Georgia. Included with the Turbotax purchase was one state – I chose Wisconsin, where I also have to file the family return. But getting capability for Georgia would’ve cost me another $35 or so. Instead, I simply went online to get the Georgia state forms ([2007 State Tax Forms](http://www.50states.com/tax/)). Downloaded them and filled them out the old fashioned way – paper and pen. I don’t know if Turbotax online provides the capability of filing in multiple states without additional cost. But the version you buy in the store and load onto your PC only includes one state. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/11 "2008-04-08T22:48:47Z")
I used TurboTax online and it handled it fine in figuring stuff out. It said that I neither owe tax nor am due a refund in either state\*. It said that Ohio doesn’t require you to file if you don’t owe, but it didn’t say anything about Georgia. Anybody know if I have to? I’d rather not go through the trouble if it isn’t mandatory. \*(I am a full time student and live off of student loans.) ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/12 "2008-04-09T13:27:01Z")
My son had to file a Georgia state return even though he is not a permanent resident of Georgia. But he did get income subject to Georgia taxes, so his situation is different from yours **Opal**. I don’t know if you’re officially a Georgia resident still, or whether you’ve established residency in Ohio. Here are the Georgia rules, from [here.](http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/inctax/webfaq/faq-ind.aspx#r1) > [@](#): > > Q. What are the resident requirements for filing a Georgia Individual Income Tax Return? > A. You are required to file a Georgia income tax return if any of the following apply: (a) You are required to file a Federal income tax return; (b) You have income subject to Georgia income tax but not subject to federal income tax; (c) Your income exceeds Georgia’s standard deduction and personal exemptions. These requirements apply as long as your legal residence is Georgia even if you are temporarily absent from the state or live outside the state temporarily. Even though your income may be less than the filing requirements (personal exemption(s) plus standard deduction), you may file a return to receive a refund of tax withheld or to claim a refund for the low income credit. > > Q. What are the requirements for a resident who earned income in another state? > A. A full year resident is taxed on all sources of income regardless of where the income is derived. Georgia allows other state credit for income taxes paid to states other than Georgia. A copy of the other state(s) income tax return must be attached to the Georgia return. Use the worksheet in the Georgia instruction booklet (IT-511) to compute the other state credit for a full or part-year resident. If you paid taxes to more than one state, use the total of the other state’s income to compute the credit. No credit is allowed for income earned in another state if the income was not taxed by the other state. The credit cannot exceed your Georgia income tax. No credit is allowed for income earned in another country. > > Q. What are the filing requirements for a nonresident who works in Georgia and/or has other Georgia source income? > A. Nonresidents, who work in Georgia or receive income from Georgia sources and are required to file a Federal income tax return, are required to file a Georgia income tax return. Some examples of Georgia source income are wages, Georgia lottery winnings, income from flow through entities (s-corporations, partnerships, LLC’s, trusts, and estates), rents, etc. If you are a legal resident of another state, you are not required to file a Georgia income tax return if your only activity for financial gain or profit in Georgia consists of performing services in Georgia for an employer as an employee when the compensation for services performed does not exceed the lesser of five percent of the income received in all places during the taxable year or $5,000. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/13 "2008-04-09T15:50:28Z")
I did TurboTax’s free online version this time. I did have to pay ten dollars for the second state, but I had to file in Maryland and Idaho. It was really easy and painless. I would make sure you really need to file in both first, though. I didn’t strictly have to but I wanted every penny back I could get from both. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/14 "2008-04-09T18:27:44Z")
Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/15 "2008-04-09T18:32:14Z")
[QUOTE=whiterabbit] I did TurboTax’s free online version this time. I did have to pay ten dollars for the second state, but I had to file in Maryland and Idaho. It was really easy and painless. I would make sure you really need to file in both first, though. I didn’t strictly have to but I wanted every penny back I could get from both. [/QUOTE] Yeah that was the point of my last post: I don’t have to file in Ohio, according to Turbo Tax, but it doesn’t say if I have to file in Georgia or not. I don’t owe in either state. So that’s the information I’m looking for. Is it mandatory to file in Georgia or not. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-moved-from-ga-to-oh-in-july-how-do-i-file-state-taxes/443813/16 "2008-04-09T18:33:34Z")
[QUOTE=Algernon] Here are the Georgia rules, from [here.](http://www.etax.dor.ga.gov/inctax/webfaq/faq-ind.aspx#r1) [/QUOTE] I’m not sure whether I was “required” to file federal or not this year. I mean, I don’t owe any tax, and I’m due a refund… but I have no idea if I HAD to file or not. That’s the only one on there that would make me fall into the “have to file in Georgia” category that I can tell.