I had to pay $2500 this year 2017 for a balance due on my 2016 federal tax return. How do I include that on my 2017 tax returns?

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

You do not enter that on your 2017 federal return.  Federal taxes you paid for a previous year are not deductible on your federal tax return.

There are six states that allow you to enter the federal tax you paid on your state return--Alabama, Iowa. Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and Oregon.  If you are filing in one of these states watch for the deduction when you prepare your state return.

[jmamataz3]

Is North Carolina not one of the states that allows for this deduction?

[xmasbaby0]

No