Many taxpayers wonder if they need to, if they know that their Itemized Deductions will not be greater than the Standard Deduction.
However, a number of state have different itemized deduction and standard deduction limits than the federal return so the taxpayer MAY be able to use the mortgage interest and the property tax information on their state return. In this case, the state information is taken from the federal information that you entered (it's usually not in the state interview), so unless you know how your federal and state return should turn out, the safe bet is to enter the mortgage interest and property tax in the federal interview anyway.
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