Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 5747 | Income Tax
Section 5747.071 | Withholding Tax From Retirement Benefits.

Effective: November 2, 1999
Latest Legislation: House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, and any municipal retirement system.
(2) "Benefits" means all annuities, allowances, pensions, and other benefits paid by a retirement system.
(3) "Recipient" means any person receiving benefits from a retirement system.
(B) Any recipient may request the recipient's retirement system to deduct and withhold from the recipient's benefits an amount during the calendar year reasonably estimated to be equal to the tax due from the recipient under this chapter for the year with respect to the recipient's benefits from the retirement system that are included in the recipient's adjusted gross income. The request shall be made pursuant to an application filed with the retirement system, on a form the system shall supply, and shall include the estimate of the recipient of the amount of state income taxes that will be due in the ensuing calendar year with respect to the benefits from the retirement system.
(C) A retirement system with which an application is filed under this section, commencing with the calendar year following the year in which the application is filed, shall withhold from the benefits of the recipient an amount that equals for the calendar year, the amount of taxes that the recipient estimated would be due for the year. The amount to be withheld for a calendar year shall be apportioned throughout the calendar year.
(D) A recipient may submit an amended application to increase or decrease the amount that will be withheld by the retirement system in an ensuing year.
(E) A retirement system that withholds a portion of the benefits of a recipient under this section shall file returns and pay the amounts withheld in accordance with the requirements of section 5747.07 of the Revised Code.
(F) Every retirement system required to deduct and withhold tax from benefits pursuant to this section shall furnish to the recipient, with respect to the benefits paid to the recipient during the calendar year, on or before the thirty-first day of January of the succeeding year, a written statement showing the amount of benefits deducted and withheld as state income tax, and such other information as the tax commissioner requires.
(G) A retirement system may adopt rules governing withholding under this section.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 57 | Taxation

Chapter 5747 | Income Tax

Section 5747.01 | Definitions.

Section 5747.011 | Gain or Loss Included in Trust's Ohio Taxable Income.

Section 5747.012 | Tax Treatment of Qualifying Investment Income From Pass-Through Entity.

Section 5747.013 | Calculating a Trust's Modified Ohio Taxable Income.

Section 5747.02 | Tax Rates.

Section 5747.021 | School District Income Tax.

Section 5747.022 | Tax Credits for Exemptions.

Section 5747.023 | Tax Credits for Armed Forces Member Killed in Combat or Military or Civilian Employee Killed in Terroristic or Military Action.

Section 5747.024 | Military Pay Not Included in Adjusted Gross Income.

Section 5747.025 | Personal Exemptions.

Section 5747.026 | Extensions for Filing and Payment by Members Called to Active Duty.

Section 5747.03 | Distributing Income Tax Revenue.

Section 5747.031 | Separate Reporting of Business and Nonbusiness Income Tax Revenues.

Section 5747.04 | Attributing Tax Receipts to County.

Section 5747.05 | Tax Credits.

Section 5747.054 | Tax Credit Based on Federal Dependent Care Credit.

Section 5747.055 | Tax Credit for Retirement Income.

Section 5747.057 | Tax Credit for Career-Technical Education Program Employees.

Section 5747.058 | Tax Credits to Foster Job Creation or Retention.

Section 5747.059 | Tax Credit for Ohio Withholding Tax Paid by One or More Qualifying Pass-Through Entities.

Section 5747.06 | Employer's Duty to Withhold Tax.

Section 5747.061 | Withholding Tax From Wages of Nonresident Employees.

Section 5747.062 | Withholding Tax From State Lottery Winnings.

Section 5747.063 | Withholding From Casino and Sports Gaming Winnings.

Section 5747.064 | Withholding From Video Lottery and Sports Gaming Winnings.

Section 5747.065 | Deduction and Withholding of State Income Tax From Unemployment Compensation Benefits.

Section 5747.07 | Employers to File Return and Pay Withholding.

Section 5747.071 | Withholding Tax From Retirement Benefits.

Section 5747.072 | Employers Remitting Taxes by Electronic Funds Transfer.

Section 5747.08 | Filing Income Tax Return.

Section 5747.082 | Use of Electronic Filing by Tax Preparers.

Section 5747.083 | Report or Payment of Use Tax on Personal Income Tax Return.

Section 5747.09 | Declaration of Estimated Taxes.

Section 5747.10 | Amended Returns.

Section 5747.11 | Refunds - Interest.

Section 5747.112 | Paying Refund of School District Income Taxes.

Section 5747.113 | Income Tax Refund Contribution System.

Section 5747.12 | Applying Refund to Satisfy Debt to State.

Section 5747.121 | Collecting Child Support From Refunds.

Section 5747.122 | Collecting Overpayments of Public Assistance From Refunds.

Section 5747.123 | Collecting Overpaid Child Support From Refunds.

Section 5747.13 | Liability of Employer for Failure to File Return or Collect or Remit Tax.

Section 5747.132 | Eliminating Interest or Penalty on Qualifying Refund Overpayment.

Section 5747.14 | Imposing Jeopardy Assessments.

Section 5747.15 | Failure to File or Remit Tax - Filing Frivolous, Dilatory or Fraudulent Claim.

Section 5747.16 | Secretary of State Agent for Service of Process on Nonresidents.

Section 5747.17 | Maintaining Records.

Section 5747.18 | Powers of Tax Commissioner.

Section 5747.19 | Filing Incomplete, False, and Fraudulent Returns.

Section 5747.20 | Allocating Nonbusiness Income or Deduction.

Section 5747.21 | Apportioning Business Income or Deduction.

Section 5747.212 | Apportioning Gain Recognized by Nonresident Equity Investor Selling an Investment in a Closely-Held Business.

Section 5747.22 | Apportioning and Allocating Income and Deductions of Pass-Through Entities.

Section 5747.221 | Items of Income and Deductions Not to Be Allocated or Apportioned to Ohio.

Section 5747.23 | Taxing Trust Income.

Section 5747.231 | Including Taxpayer's Entire Distributive or Proportionate Share Attributable to Pass-Through Entity.

Section 5747.24 | Presumption of Domicile.

Section 5747.26 | Lead Abatement Tax Credit.

Section 5747.27 | Credit for Displaced Worker Who Pays for Job Training to Enhance Ability to Get New Job.

Section 5747.28 | Credit for Purchase of Qualifying Property by Taxpayer Engaged in the Business of Producing Grapes.

Section 5747.29 | Political Campaign Contribution Tax Credit.

Section 5747.30 | Exemption for Nonresident Pass-Through Entities as to Commercial Printing.

Section 5747.331 | Nonrefundable Credit Equal to Borrower's Qualified Research and Development Loan Payments.

Section 5747.37 | Credit for Legally Adopted Minor Child.

Section 5747.38 | Pass-Through Entity Income Tax.

Section 5747.39 | Pass-Through Entity Owner Credit.

Section 5747.40 | Definitions Relating to Qualified Pass-Through Entities.

Section 5747.401 | Deemed Investors in Investment Pass-Through Entity Are Deemed Investors in Any Other Pass-Through Entity in Which Investment Pass-Through Entity Is Direct Investor.

Section 5747.41 | Withholding Tax on Qualifying Pass-Through Entity or Trust Having Individual Qualifying Investor or Beneficiary.

Section 5747.42 | Filing Annual Return.

Section 5747.43 | Filing Estimated Tax Return and Making Estimated Payments.

Section 5747.44 | Tax Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer.

Section 5747.45 | Taxable Year; Method of Accounting; Amended Reports With Payment or Application for Refund.

Section 5747.451 | Requirements of Qualifying Entity Upon Retirement From Business, Voluntary Dissolution or Transfer to Successor.

Section 5747.453 | Personal Liability of Employee or Beneficiary Of, or Investor In, a Qualifying Entity for Failure to File Report or Pay Tax.

Section 5747.46 | Library and Local Government Support Fund Definitions.

Section 5747.47 | Estimating, Certifying and Distributing of County's Share of Library and Local Government Support Fund.

Section 5747.48 | Distribution of County Library and Local Government Support Fund.

Section 5747.49 | Prohibiting Later Performance of Duties.

Section 5747.50 | Apportioning Local Government Fund to Political Subdivision or Eligible Taxing District.

Section 5747.501 | Estimating and Certifying Amount for Distribution Into Local Government Fund.

Section 5747.502 | Reports on Fines Resulting From Traffic Law Photo-Monitoring Devices.

Section 5747.503 | Payments to County Undivided Local Government Funds of Supplement for Townships.

Section 5747.51 | Allocating Local Government Fund to County Undivided Local Government Funds.

Section 5747.52 | Calculating Subdivision Share of Undivided Local Government Fund.

Section 5747.53 | Apportionment of Undivided Local Government Fund of County Under an Alternative Method or on a Formula Basis.

Section 5747.54 | Failure to Certify Percentage Share of the Undivided Local Government Fund.

Section 5747.55 | Appealing County Budget Commission Action.

Section 5747.60 | Delegating Investigation Powers of Tax Commissioner.

Section 5747.66 | Credit for Any Individual Who Is the Certificate Owner of a Tax Credit Certificate.

Section 5747.70 | Deductions for Contributions to College Savings Programs.

Section 5747.71 | Earned Income Tax Credit.

Section 5747.72 | Credit for Home Instruction Expenses.

Section 5747.73 | Credit for Donations to Scholarship Organizations.

Section 5747.75 | Credit for Dependents Who Attend Nonchartered Nonpublic School.

Section 5747.76 | Refundable Income Tax Credit for Owner of Rc 149.311 Certificate.

Section 5747.77 | Beginning Farmer Tax Credits.

Section 5747.78 | Deductions for Amounts Contributed to Able Savings Account.

Section 5747.79 | Deduction for Capital Gains From Sale of Business.

Section 5747.80 | Issuance of Tax Credits by Ohio Venture Capital Authority.

Section 5747.81 | Tax Credit for Holders of Small Business Investment Certificate.

Section 5747.98 | Order for Claiming Credits.

Section 5747.99 | Penalty.