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@maehara You need to remove the payments made for the 2019 federal and state taxes owed and paid in 2020.

 

Federal taxes owed and paid for a prior tax year are not entered on a federal tax return.

State taxes owed and paid for a prior tax year cannot be entered on a state tax return.

 

You can enter state taxes paid in 2020 on the 2020 federal tax return as an itemized deduction.

 

To enter state income taxes paid -

  • Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
  • Click on Deductions and Credits
  • Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
  • Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid
  • On Other Income Taxes, click on the start or update button

On the next screen scroll down to Other Income Taxes Paid in 2020

On Balance due on your 2019 state taxes paid in 2020, click the start button


Or enter state taxes paid in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to state taxes paid

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