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State Income Tax not showing up among deductions

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January 26, 2023
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When showing my tax breaks, Turbotax shows the mortgage interest deduction, property tax deduction, car registration fee, and charitable contributions, but not my state income taxes paid. The amount of those taxes, combined with the other deductions, would put my deductions above the amount of the standard deduction. The state income taxes show up in each w2 uploaded but not among the deductions. (It doesn't show the amount as zero, there's no line for it at all. And the total SALT does not reach $10K.) What's wrong?

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PatriciaV

Employee

There isn't a separate entry topic for State Income taxes. To confirm that TurboTax is using the State Income tax from your W-2s when calculating Itemized Deductions, look at Schedule A Line 5a.

If you're using TurboTax Online, you will need to download your return to your computer as a PDF file to view or print Schedule A. For this option, choose Tax Tools in the left column then select Print Center. For more help, see Preview My Return Before Filing

If you're using TurboTax CD/Download for desktop, you can preview Schedule A usings Forms Mode. See this article for instructions: How do I switch to Forms Mode in the TurboTax for Windows software?

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dtrabAuthor

The problem with that approach is that for the online version I can't download the schedule A without paying first, and if the system isn't recognizing my state income taxes as an itemized deduction, I don't want to pay for it. I need to know that it's going to accurately recognize and categorize my tax breaks or I could end up paying for an incorrect return. I've used Turbotax for several years and I've never had this issue previously.

DaveF1006

In reading your original post, I notice you mentioned your property tax deduction was listed but not a deduction for your state income taxes.

Because, of the Tax Cuts Jobs Act in 2018, they put a cap of $10,000 on a combination of state taxes withheld and real-estate property taxes. If your property taxes were $10,000 or higher, that is your cap that is listed on line 5E on Schedule A.

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