Can i enter 0 for medical expenses if i know i am going to take standard deduction?

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March 14, 2024
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Can i avoid entering medical expenses and contributions if i already know i will use standard deduction?

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Best answer by DW40

Thanks, I guess i need to figure out which deductions could make a difference in my Massachusetts state return.

thanks for the tip.

Dan

Vanessa A

No. If you are taking the standard deduction, you will leave all things related to medical expenses, home interest, or taxes blank. If you enter 0 it will create an error or try to make you upgrade to deluxe to see if you qualify for the Itemized Deductions.

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If you want to skip entering your itemized deductions you can do that. Many people will not have enough itemized deductions this year to itemize, and will just be getting their new higher standard deduction. The thing is, though, that some of those deductions could make a difference on a state return even if they do not affect your federal return. Information flows from your federal return to your state return, so it might not be a bad idea to go ahead and enter them anyhow. It cannot hurt you.

The following states allow you to itemize deductions on just the state return: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin,

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