Question abaut federal adjusted gross income?

My wife is working for a company in Texas, and the state of Texas does not require her to file state tax. She lived in Texas from January to May. We got married in April and from May to December she lived with me in Ohio. She got two W’s one with her maiden name and another with her married name. Now we have to file state taxes for Ohio, and it is asking for Federal Adjusted Gross Income. Should I subtract her wages from January to May?

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I don't know about Ohio, but California wants tax on all your money, they don't care if you made it in another state.
You mean on your Ohio tax return correct? Then yes, you should subtract the amount of money she earned in Texas as Ohio is not entitled to the taxes. Taxes suk
Yes you can subtract it since she lived in Texas and they don't require filing of state tax....but you must declare the Federal Income from both states to the IRS, That is a requirement but not the State income.
Federal Adjusted gross income has nothing to do with the state income tax return. AS far as Ohio goes, she will be a part-year resident and her income will be reported as from non-Ohio sources for 5 months and from ohio sources for 7 months. You simply don't forget about her out of state income. I live in New Jersey and work in New York and the New York returns make a distinction between rNew York and non-New York income. It also differentiates between resident and non-resident income. So the calculations would account for out-of-state income earned while a non-resident and income earned in the state as a resident. If it's on a W2 then you should report it even if the state taxable amount is zero. The state tax return will have a different income breakdown than the federal. It can get pretty hairy but you do not just leave income out because it came from an out-of-state source. It has to be apportioned properly in the tax return.
just look at your federal tax return Form 1949, line 38 for federal adjusted gross income. you would file ALL income from ALL states on your federal tax return. after you finish the federal tax return, look for the adjusted gross income (AGI). this is the amount that they are requesting. then you would enter your Ohio-sourced income. dont add/subtract anything.