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Here is what we have for the Form 1040, Schedule A:

 

What is Line 5 on Schedule A?

Line 5. The deduction for state and local taxes is generally limited to $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately). State and local taxes subject to this limit are the taxes that you include on lines 5a, 5b, and 5c. Safe harbor for certain charitable contributions made in exchange for a state or local tax credit.

 

 

Form 1040

Lines 5a and 5b Pensions and Annuities Special rules may apply if you received a coronavirus-related distribution from a profit-sharing plan or retirement plan on or after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2020. See Pub. 575 for details.

 

Special rules may apply if you received a distribution from a profit-sharing plan or retirement plan and your main home was in one of the federally declared disaster areas eligible for these special rules at any time during the incident period. Special rules may also apply if you received a distribution on certain dates to buy or construct a main home in one of the federally declared disaster areas CAUTION ! CAUTION ! TIP TIP eligible for these special rules, but that home wasn't bought or constructed because of the disaster. See Pub. 575 for details.

 

You should receive a Form 1099-R showing the total amount of your pension and annuity payments before income tax or other deductions were withheld. This amount should be shown in box 1 of Form 1099-R. Pension and annuity payments include distributions from 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans. Rollovers and lump-sum distributions are explained later. Don’t include the following payments on lines 5a and 5b. Instead, report them on line 1.

 

• Disability pensions received before you reach the minimum retirement age set by your employer.

 

• Corrective distributions (including any earnings) of excess elective deferrals or other excess contributions to retirement plans.

 

The plan must advise you of the year(s) the distributions are includible in income. Attach Form(s) 1099-R to Form 1040 or 1040-SR if any federal income tax was withheld. Fully Taxable Pensions and Annuities Your payments are fully taxable if (a) you didn't contribute to the cost (see Cost, later) of your pension or annuity, or (b) you got your entire cost back tax free before 2020. But see Insurance Premiums for Retired Public Safety Officers, later. If your pension or annuity is fully taxable, enter the total pension or annuity payments (from Form(s) 1099-R, box 1) on line 5b; don’t make an entry on line 5a. Fully taxable pensions and annuities also include military retirement pay shown on Form 1099-R. For details on military disability pensions, see Pub. 525. If you received a Form RRB-1099-R, see Pub. 575 to find out how to report your benefits.

 

Partially Taxable Pensions and Annuities Enter the total pension or annuity payments (from Form 1099-R, box 1) on TIP line 5a. If your Form 1099-R doesn't show the taxable amount, you must use the General Rule explained in Pub. 939 to figure the taxable part to enter on line 5b. But if your annuity starting date (defined later) was after July 1, 1986, see Simplified Method, later, to find out if you must use that method to figure the taxable part. You can ask the IRS to figure the taxable part for you for a $1,000 fee. For details, see Pub. 939. If your Form 1099-R shows a taxable amount, you can report that amount on line 5b. But you may be able to report a lower taxable amount by using the General Rule or the Simplified Method or if the exclusion for retired public safety officers, discussed next, applies.

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