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The program is written to be completed in a forward motion only (skipping about is not advised) so you will first complete the OIH in the income section before you go to the deduction section. When you enter the info in the OIH area that information is carried to the Sch A section and you are instructed to not enter anything a second time. So it does only require you to enter information once ... if you enter in the deductions first then you will not only need to enter the same info again in the OIH area but need to revisit the deductions section again to remove the earlier entry.
