Okay I understand the double dipping, but wouldn't it make more sense to claim it on the standard deductions for the year, where it is still counting as an actual deduction? I have up to a $250,000 exemption for costs toward the sale of the home, and I am still $50,000 shy of that amount, so by including the $3500 in property tax on that line, doesn't allow any deduction at all, but including it in property taxes paid would give me the deduction on $3500.
