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Yes, if you mean the sales tax on a new vehicle.  (However, you will need to choose between state sales tax and state income tax, you can't claim both)    Additionally, Yes for tags, if your state charges a tax for your registration, and not a fee. The way you can determine if it is a tax is if the amount paid for your annual tags is based on the value of the car.     

Thanks for the reply! Both of the options you mentioned state that they’re for expenses paid to the school (one for required expenses to the school and one for optional expenses to the school), with a message that there will be an option for expenses not paid to the school later on. 

The Education interview starts when you enter your Form 1098-T. That is entered under Deductions & Credits Education  Expenses and Scholarships (Form 1098-T)   START or UPDATE If you already entered Form 1098-T, it will be listed on the "Education summary" screen. Select the pencil icon to edit   The first screen should show "Let's get your education info" The next screen asks "Did you have any of these common situations in 2025?" Please select the first option "had education expenses other than tuition" and Continue past several screens  Go past the "Your schools" screen (it seems like that is the end of the education interview, but it is not) THE NEXT SCREEN is "Time to enter your education expenses".   The top box (REQUIRED) is for books and supplied that the school made you pay them directly for   The second box (Optional) are for books and supplied that were needed, but you could purchase by other ways than from the school. That seems to the the entry box you are looking for.   If you have not entered Form 1098-T (for example you entered a form 1099-Q and expenses relating to that form) you need to go to the Education section under Deductions & Credits to enter expenses not listed on Form 1098-T.          

The 1099R is ready NOW.  There was an  update yesterday for the Online version and an update this morning for the Desktop program.  I entered my 1099R sucessfully today.  If you have the Desktop program do an update, go up to Online - Check for Updates.    If you are not seeing this on your account, clear cache and cookies on your web browser.   If you are using the online version you may have to log out then back in.