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Have you added up all these?    Schedule A is any state payments you actually paid in 2025.   So it could be.... A Jan 2025 payment for the 4th qtr 2024 tax return  A 2024 state extension payment made in 2025 A 2024 or prior state tax due paid in 2025 like on your 2024 tax return A  2024 state refund you applied to 2025 is an estimated state payment Any 2025 state estimates paid Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025 Any state withholding from your paychecks, retirement checks Any local taxes withheld like SDI in box 14 or 19 on your W2   But not a 4th qtr 2025 state estimated payment made in January 2026.  That goes on next year's 2026 federal schedule A.   

The limitation on state and local taxes paid for 2025 is $40,000 in total. Ex: The total amount of deductible state and local taxes is added together before the SALT cap is applied. So, for instance, if you paid $25,000 in state income taxes, $21,000 in real estate taxes, and $14,000 in personal property taxes in 2025 (for a total of $60,000), you still can only deduct $40,000 (the SALT deduction cap for 2025) even though each separate type of tax was less than $40,000. If you're a high income earner, your state and local tax deduction may be subject to a limit, and phased out (Separate - 250k modified AGI; Joint - 500k modified AGI).  See: SALT Deduction Explained: Limits, Eligibility, and Tax Planning Tips Can you share which line between 5a and 7 on your Schedule A is incorrect? That will help better identify the issue for troubleshooting.    Apologies, I just checked your post history and realized you are dealing with too much tax being deducted on your Schedule A, not the usual question. It sounds like you may have a duplicate W-2 being reported in the software; if some of your state tax payment came from W-2 withholdings, you should check out this FAQ for duplicate W-2s.  Again, if you can share more detail about what your Lines 5a through 7 consist of, that will help determine where the software is picking up too much tax payment.    [Edited 04/04/26|4:21pm PST] @dwk20 

@outtempster wrote: ...Deductible Duck is only for the deduction items, right? Right.     @outtempster wrote: Is there any tax tool that does what TurboTax previously do that can do simple tax (only stocks, so I need to get premier version) plus the deduction tool? Not really. You can try freetaxusa.com which is free online tax filing, but it doesn't have anything like ItsDeductible.

You may not always be able to clear the warning, but you can ensure that your data is correct by walking through your entries, making sure you have made any necessary adjustments.   This warning message does not generally prevent you from filing, since it is there to serve as a reminder to check your basis so that you are not double-taxed. Therefore, once you make sure your entries are correct, you can ignore it.   In TurboTax Desktop, you can switch to Forms Mode and review your stock sales on Form 8949.   In TurboTax Online, you can print a pdf of your tax return after payment and review Form 8949.

@skyroyal , if your broker cannot breakdown  the  countries ( or is not shown on the back-up info of your broker's  consolidated statement, then lump all the  "Foreign Source Dividends." together as one entry,  same for all the  Foreign Taxes paid and under source country choose "various".

Q. Should I go back and correct the amount to $5033?  A. No, it will make no difference on either your return or any of his.    Q. I am a bit confused by their deductions? A. You can ignore the local (Philadelphia) deductions (withholding). It's just something they do in PA.  There's no local filing required and there's no chance of a local refund.    Q. Based on what I have figured currently its says $0 refund for state of Missouri and $0 refund for Stat of Pennsylvania. So that is where I am unsure if I have done something wrong? A. That's expected for MO.  I don't know enough about PA tax rates, but suspect it's "close enough" for the situation.  I'd trust the software.    Q.  I don't expect a refund from MO (due to not having any income). A. Yes, but it's not because you don't have income. You do have MO income.* It's because you had no MO withholding.  You coulda owed MO tax, but the credit for the tax paid to PA must likely wiped out your MO tax.   *State tax general rule. The general rule is (and it applies, in your case): your report all your income on your home state return, even the income earned out of state. You file a non-resident state return for the state you worked in and pay tax to that state. Your home state will give you a credit, or partial credit, for what you paid the non-resident state. You will have to file a non resident PA state return and pay PA tax on the income earned there.. You will also file a MO full year resident return and calculate tax on ALL your income. MO will give you a credit, or partial credit, for the tax you pay PA. So, there will be little or no double taxation, but you have the cost and hassle of filing two state returns. Do the nonresident state return first.   Doing the returns in the correct sequence insures that your MO return will include the credit for the tax you pay to PA.        

I’m experiencing an issue where the “Review your federal filing choices” screen does not advance after I press “Continue.” The page stays in the same place, and I see two red messages advising me to double‑check that I’m using the correct electronic routing number. I’ve validated the information multiple times, but it still won’t proceed to the State section. I’m not sure how to move forward at this point and appear to be stuck.

Percent of tax exempt holdings for each state is generally in the brokerage statement you received. You could also ask your broker or research it online (using the ticker symbol and/or fund name of the investment that paid the dividends).