Regina M, that may be true but b/c many people know they are going to use the standard deduction on their federal form, they will not take the time to fill in the medical section. Therefore, the numbers are not going to filter through to the Ohio state form and many Ohioans are going to miss this deduction. Even if that is true, there is an inconsistency to your answer b/c TT has questions on the Ohio form for longterm care and unremimbursed medical care expenses, which are also covered on the federal form. This question should have been programmed into the Ohio form.
To check out what you said, I went back and changed the amount for premiums paid on my federal form after first deleting what I had entered manually on Ohio Schedule A Line 35 Step 4. The new federal amount did NOT show up on my state form. I still think it is programmed incorrectly and is in error. It needs to be looked at by TT before anyone else misses that deduction. Please let me know if my reasoning is incorrect.
