https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-entering/01/3792074#M361875 MY federal taxes due are not dropping at all as continue to add deductions in past it always moved lower as you dadding deduction none of them are this year Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:35:18 GMT cadorn1 2026-02-21T12:35:18Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-entering/01/3792074#M361875 MY federal taxes due are not dropping at all as continue to add deductions in past it always moved lower as you dadding deduction none of them are this year Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:35:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-entering/01/3792074#M361875 cadorn1 2026-02-21T12:35:18Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-ente/01/3792106#M361876 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">If you are increasing your itemized deductions (like mortgage interest, charitable contributions, medical expense) and your taxes are not changing, then it could be that you have lowered your income tax all that you can, but your self-employment tax is staying the same (if you have a Schedule C with a profit). &nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Or, if you are increasing your property tax deductions, then you may have reached the limit for the state and local tax deduction, which would prevent the itemized deductions from increasing any further to lower your income tax.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:13:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-ente/01/3792106#M361876 AnnetteB6 2026-02-21T13:13:54Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-entering/01/3792130#M361878 <P>Either that...or your Std Deduction is still higher, and you haven't yet entered enough Itemized Deductions yet such that they exceed your Std Deduction.</P> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:38:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-why-on-this-year-program-aren-t-any-number-on-my-deductions-moving-my-taxes-lower-as-i-m-entering/01/3792130#M361878 SteamTrain 2026-02-21T13:38:56Z