Ohio State Tax

Employees should use the Ohio Form IT-4 Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate.

There is no distinction for marital status for employees who work in Ohio.

Sage 100 Contractor still requires a marital status on the state tax calculation. Use the status that applies to each employee below. The status has no effect on the amount of state withholding.

Marital statuses

Status	Description
1-Single	Single Person
2-Married	Married
3-Head of Household	Head of Household
4-Married/Separate	Married Filing Separate
5-Married/Joint	Married Joint

To set up payroll calculations on an employee for Ohio State Tax:

1. Open 5-2-1 Employees.
2. Using the data control, select the employee.
3. Click the Calculations tab.
4. In the Marital column, in the cell of the Ohio Income Tax row, enter the corresponding marital status number.
5. In the Std Allow column, in the cell of the Ohio Income Tax row, enter the number of exemptions/allowances claimed.
6. Click File > Save.