Information flows from the federal return to the state return. You enter your itemized deductions in the federal return and they flow over to the state. That will work in certain states that allow itemized deductions even if you use standard deduction for the federal.
The following states allow you to itemize deductions on just the state return: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin,
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