New to TurboTax and not sure where to ask a question. I will ask it here and hope to get a reply. It's more of an observation.
For married filing separately returns, assuming taxpayer and spouse each claim half the property taxes paid, on the federal input I entered one half the taxes on each return. However, these amounts carry to NJ, and for the property tax credit/deduction, the program takes one half of that amount on each return. This incorrectly results in half the amount being used as a deduction on each taxpayer's NJ return. Therefore, it is necessary to delete the amount on the NJ property tax credit screen (which flowed from the federal return) and enter the TOTAL taxes paid (by both taxpayer and spouse) on the property on each of the taxpayer and spouse's return. I don't think the forms are clear about this. Agree? Thank you.
