Hi -- I'm the OP (original poster). In my first post I suggested that we limit the discussion to "how", how to get TT to do what we want on state returns. This may vary state by state and also can change even within a single tax year. Last year the very specific way I found for CA worked in March but not later in the year.
In other words, there is plenty to discuss just with "how", and "how" is what many people are looking for.
The decision about whether deduct it from your state at all is a personal one, let's have another thread for that.
Thanks.
