I paid taxes on an ira withdrawal in 2016 for 2015.can I deduct these payments from my 2016 taxes

[ladyeller72]

I withdrew money from an IRA, taxes were not taken out so I had to pay into federal and state can these be claimed on my 2016 taxes.

[jerry2000]

Federal taxes paid are not deductible at all. If you paid additional state taxes in 2016, you can deduct the state tax as an itemized deduction.