https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-not-my-tax-due-decrease-after-i-entered-my-real-estate-tax-amount/01/472416#M60339 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:10:47 GMT estimator125 2019-06-05T00:10:47Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-not-my-tax-due-decrease-after-i-entered-my-real-estate-tax-amount/01/472416#M60339 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:10:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-not-my-tax-due-decrease-after-i-entered-my-real-estate-tax-amount/01/472416#M60339 estimator125 2019-06-05T00:10:47Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-real-estate-tax-expenses-flow-to-the-schedule-a-on-li/01/472421#M60340 <P></P><P> </P><P>The real estate tax expenses flow to the Schedule A on Line 6, Real Estate Taxes.&nbsp; <B>If your total deductions reported on Schedule A are less than your Standard Deduction</B>, Turbo Tax will maximize your deductions and claim the Standard Deduction.</P> <P> <B>Since you saw no change in your refund when you added the deductions, they were most likely not in excess of your Standard Deduction amount.&nbsp; </B> </P> <P>You can find the Standard Deduction chart at the link below on page 25. </P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P></P><BR /> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 00:10:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-real-estate-tax-expenses-flow-to-the-schedule-a-on-li/01/472421#M60340 KatherineC 2019-06-05T00:10:49Z