gotty10
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SALT deduction error

I just completed my 2025 federal and Idaho state returns through TurboTax.  Due to the $10,000 SALT deduction limitation in prior years, there is a calculation in the Idaho return that would add back only the portion of my state withholding that met this threshold.  So, in 2024, I paid $3,900 in property taxes, and $7,140 in Idaho withholding ($11,040 total), and my 'addback' for Idaho itemized deductions pertaining to state and local taxes on line 34 of the Idaho return reflected only $6,100, as the additional $1,040 in Idaho withholding was not actually deducted on my Federal return, as that portion exceeded the $10,000 SALT limitation.

 

Now, for 2025, I had $4,150 in property tax and $7,525 in Idaho withholding ($11,675 total).  The law has changed, and now the SALT limitation for 2025 is at $40,000, so the entire amount is deductible for Federal purposes.  However, my Idaho return line 34 shows the 'addback' of $5,850, instead of the entire $7,525 that I recognized on my Federal return.  I believe the entire $7,525 should have been added back when figuring my 2025 Idaho Itemized Deductions, since it was all deductible on my Federal for this year.