Problem with sales tax dedution

babbleablea — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 02:24:32 GMT

I am taking the estimated sales tax deduction using IRS tables (Recommended). My local area sales tax rate is 0.1035 (i.e., 10.35%).

I also have a large allowable purchase. I entered it and the taxes paid - which I confirmed were at a 10.35% rate. But I get an error stating that I cannot deduct this because the tax rate does not match my local rate! I get $0 deduction. I tried multiple permutations - entering just the state tax, etc - and always get the same error. I also tried something simple to see if it was a rounding error, entering a $10,000 purchase and $1,035, and STILL got the error stating that the tax rate did not match my local rate of 10.35%

Called turbotax. The assistant was nice but baffled, and suggested I was not allowed the deduction - but this is WRONG. I used the irs calculator: www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/use-the-sales-tax-deduction-calculator which allows me to declare both the estimated sales tax deduction + the large purchase deduction. Then I directly entered this as if I had receipts for everything and the full amount as deductible.

This is a big stupid problem, that ultimately means that I cannot correctly enter my tax deductions (sales tax based on estimated standard + large purchase for which I have a receipt).

Is this due vibecoding or what? Please fix this error.

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Problem with sales tax dedution