You are allowed a deduction for Texas state sales taxes only if you itemize.
To enter your sales taxes in TurboTax Online or
Desktop, please follow these steps:
- Once you are in your tax
return, click on the “Federal Taxes” tab
- Next click on “Deductions
& Credits”
- Next click on "jump to
full list" or “I’ll choose what I work on”
- Scroll down the screen until
to come to the section “Estimates and Other Taxes Paid ”
- Choose "show more",
then Sales Tax (start/update/revisit) (screenshot #1)
- Choose - continue to sales
tax and have the program guide you
- Under "Tell Us Where You Lived", you will select your state (Texas) and dates you lived in that state. (screenshot #2)
- Under "Tell Us the Sales Tax Rate You Paid While Living in (Texas), you include your sales tax rate (you can usually get this information off a store receipt from your area).
The general sales tax rate for Texas is 8.25 percent. For more information about sales tax rates by state, please refer to this link:
http://taxfoundation.org/article/state-and-local-sales-tax-rates-2015
