Lakeisha
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Deductions & credits

Please follow the steps below to enter the Form ST-556 purchase information in TurboTax Online: 

  • Sign into your Online account and click the "Take me to my return" button and continue past the blue screen.
  • Go to Federal Taxes at the top, then Deductions and Credits.
  •  Then scroll down to "Estimates and Other Taxes paid"
  •  Next click Start/Revisit next to Sales Tax.
  • Then you will see "Sales Tax and Income Tax", then click Continue with Sales tax.
  • You will now see "How do you want to enter your Sales Tax Info".Select the Easyguide.
  • Next you will be asked to enter "where you lived" and the "dates."
  •  Then you will have to enter the Sales Tax rate where you lived then select Continue.  
  •  The next  page will ask did you make any major purchases? Select Yes
  •  You will then enter the information for your purchase shown on the Form ST-556.

Please follow the steps below to enter the ST-556 purchase information in the TurboTax CD/Download software:

  • Go to Federal Taxes(Personal in Home & Business) at the top, then Deductions and Credits.
  • Then select "I'll choose what I work on.
  • Then scroll down to "Estimates and Other Taxes paid."
  • Next click Start/Revisit next to Sales Tax.
  • Then you will see "Let's Compare your Sales Tax and Income Tax", then click "Try Sales Tax Deduction Anyway".
  • You will now see "How do you want to enter your Sales Tax Info".Select the Easyguide.
  • Next you will be asked to enter "Where you lived" and the "dates."
  • Then you will have to enter the Sales Tax rate where you lived then Select Continue.
  • The next page will ask "Did you make any major purchases? Select Yes.
  • You will then enter the information for your purchase shown on  Form ST-556.

I do not see a Entry on where to Enter this on your State Return. If there is a Entry on the State Return it should automatically Transfer over from your Federal Entry!


I hope this is helpful!