BillM223, I want to bring up one other thing in an attempt to point you in the right direction; it's possible that all of this is being affected by a "standard deduction claimed with qualified disaster loss". I've never seen that before, so... possibly that's an issue with the state of Louisiana?
The way the calculation for my itemized deductions are being reflected is like this: it lists my "NET QUALIFIED DISASTER LOSS" as $30,884 and then there's an additional "STANDARD DEDUCTION CLAIMED WITH QUALIFIED DISASTER LOSS" in the amount of $25,100. The total is the aforementioned $55,984 (that I mentioned in the previous response). Perhaps the state of LA. limits this figure? But it's odd that none of this amount flows to the State of LA. return as itemized deductions.
I tried a little experiment. I went into the 2020 tax software and entered in an amount of $30,000 as mortgage interest - just to see if it would affect the outcome of the State of LA. return. It did. The refund for both IRS and State of LA. jumped up (due to the itemized deductions being claimed on both the federal and state of LA. returns). So there's that. I think the itemized deductions for 2021 should transfer to the State of LA. return - but they don't, and I don't know why.
Thanks again.
