While we cannot see your tax returns, nor know your situation....a guess would be:
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VA requires...that if you itemized deductions on your Federal tax return, you must also Itemize on the VA tax return (with additional restrictions if you are married and are filing separately from spouse on your VA tax return) ...Their instructions state:
"Line 10. Itemized Deductions
You must claim itemized deductions on your Virginia return if you claimed itemized deductions on your federal return. If a joint federal return was filed and you are filing separate returns in Virginia (Filing Status 3), itemized deductions that cannot be accounted for separately must be allocated proportionately between spouses based on each spouse’s share of the combined federal adjusted gross income"
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Page 7 of instructions:
https://www.tax.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/vatax-pdf/2019-760-instructions.pdf
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
