I am amending my 2023 federal and state taxes. I forgot to take a deduction (a net operating loss due to theft). The deduction changed my federal taxes from standard to itemized deductions. However, the amended NC state form still shows a standard deduction (not itemized). There does not appear to be any change to the taxes on the amended NC state form. Shouldn't the amended federal information transfer to the NC state form and change the deductions from standard to itemized? How can I make this change?
The amended federal return changes should transfer to your North Carolina state return, but that doesn't mean your North Carolina itemized versus standard deduction option would change necessarily. Especially when you consider you can't deduct your North Carolina state taxes on your North Carolina state return. It may be that you are better off using the standard deduction on your state return even though you use the itemized deduction on your federal return.
You would have to review the entries on your state return to see if there is an option to choose the itemized deduction in place of the standard deduction.