topic SALT adjustment not calculating correctly? in Deductions & credits

SALT adjustment not calculating correctly?

Andy96 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:53:18 GMT

I'm curious if anyone else is running into this issue and/or knows the solve...

Turbotax has a "State and local taxes greater than $40,000" line item that is making an adjustment to my itemized deduction amount. The problem is that the math doesn't add up - my personal property, real estate, a state & local income tax are above $40k, but the amount is less than half of the adjustment that Turbotax is making. So it seems to be reducing my itemized deduction by more than it should.

Re: SALT adjustment not calculating correctly?

rjs — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:09:12 GMT

What are the exact amounts on Schedule A lines 5a through 5e, 6, and 7? Which amount do you think is wrong?

Re: SALT adjustment not calculating correctly?

Andy96 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:09:31 GMT

I found the issue ... replying here in case others have the same question. Looks like there's an income qualifier that kicks in and directs you to a worksheet to do an alternative calculation. I couldn't see this in the TurboTax tool, but it is stated on the form.