I am filing NYS IT-201 for 2019 and did not Itemize for federal purposes therefore I did not complete a Schedule A; however Turbo tax is including the NYS withholdings from my W-2 as an Itemized deduction. I do not believe this is correct as the instructions state "Lines 5 through 7 – If you claimed an itemized deduction for state and local taxes you paid on your federal income tax return, enter the applicable amounts from federal Schedule A, lines 5a, 5b, and 5c." Since I did not Itemize I believe these should be zero, but even if it allows the Real Estate taxes in line 6, I don't think it should include the W-2 withholdings as an itemized deduction.
Maybe I am wrong but if not how do I override this and take the standard deduction?
TIA
Phil
