No. You cant take a deduction if the payment is for federal income taxes. However, if this is a payment for your state income taxes, then you can take a deduction on your federal return if you qualify to itemize deductions. You would need to exclude any amounts that are for penalties or interest, such as a late payment fee. Please refer to page 3 of the IRS instructions, under the heading, "line 5: state and local income taxes". https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf
To
itemize your deductions, you would have to have personal expenses such as
medical and dental expenses, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, unreimbursed
job expenses and certain miscellaneous expenses, and charitable contributions
that when combined together, total more than your standard deduction. For
example if you file single, your standard deduction is $6300 so you would have
to have personal expenses that total more than $6300.
For instructions on how to enter your state income tax payment, please refer to the following FAQ. https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300919
No. You cant take a deduction if the payment is for federal income taxes. However, if this is a payment for your state income taxes, then you can take a deduction on your federal return if you qualify to itemize deductions. You would need to exclude any amounts that are for penalties or interest, such as a late payment fee. Please refer to page 3 of the IRS instructions, under the heading, "line 5: state and local income taxes". https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf
To
itemize your deductions, you would have to have personal expenses such as
medical and dental expenses, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, unreimbursed
job expenses and certain miscellaneous expenses, and charitable contributions
that when combined together, total more than your standard deduction. For
example if you file single, your standard deduction is $6300 so you would have
to have personal expenses that total more than $6300.
For instructions on how to enter your state income tax payment, please refer to the following FAQ. https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300919