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CT Use Tax. Possible error in TurboTax Premier?

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February 14, 2021
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CT residents are supposed to report purchases from out-of-state for which CT sales tax were not collected & pay the Use Tax. You can provide a simple sum of all untaxed purchases of less than $300/item from throughout the year. However, items costing $300 or more are to be itemized. TurboTax Premier *does* include a page to list these purchases, however it appears to be listed under "Computer & Data Processing Services" at 1% instead of the normal sales tax rate of 6.35%?

Does anyone know how to report an issue like this to someone at TurboTax who is in a position to fix it?

Thank you

Best answer by ErnieS0

There is no Connecticut Use Tax error in TurboTax Premier. TurboTax has multiple screens to allow you to enter items costing more than $300 at different sales tax rates (1% for computer and data processing, 6.35% general, 2.99% for vessels and 7.75% for specific items).

If you purchased computer or data processing services of $300 or more say Yes on the screen Computer or Data Processing Services.

Computer or Data Processing

Otherwise say No and proceed to Purchases of Specific Items taxed at 7.75%. If you have these items say Yes; otherwise say No.

Purchases of Specific Items

The next screen is for Vessel, Motor for Vessel or Trailer for Transporting Vessel (2.99%)

Vessel, Motor for Vessel or Trailer

The last screen is for Purchases Subject to the General Use Tax Rate (6.35%).

General Use Tax Rate

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ErnieS0Answer

There is no Connecticut Use Tax error in TurboTax Premier. TurboTax has multiple screens to allow you to enter items costing more than $300 at different sales tax rates (1% for computer and data processing, 6.35% general, 2.99% for vessels and 7.75% for specific items).

If you purchased computer or data processing services of $300 or more say Yes on the screen Computer or Data Processing Services.

Computer or Data Processing

Otherwise say No and proceed to Purchases of Specific Items taxed at 7.75%. If you have these items say Yes; otherwise say No.

Purchases of Specific Items

The next screen is for Vessel, Motor for Vessel or Trailer for Transporting Vessel (2.99%)

Vessel, Motor for Vessel or Trailer

The last screen is for Purchases Subject to the General Use Tax Rate (6.35%).

General Use Tax Rate

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psklenarAuthor

@ErnieS0

Thank you very much. I'll swear I went back and forth a dozen times before posting my question and simply never saw the itemization option beyond the Computer Services one. <blush>

Thank you.