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Check this enry total sales tax rate_______?? not sure what to put there? dont ever remeber it asking that in the past

 
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Check this enry total sales tax rate_______?? not sure what to put there? dont ever remeber it asking that in the past

Are you working on the sales tax deduction?  If so, you are being asked how much the sales tax is in your local area.  If you do not know, you could check some receipts from nearby places where you normally shop.  Or google the sales tax rate for your zip code.

SALES TAX

You can enter the sales tax you paid  in 2017 by going to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Sales Tax. 

Sales tax is an itemized deduction.  If your state has a state income tax, you have to choose between using the deduction for your state tax paid OR the sales tax deduction, whichever is higher.  The TT process will suggest one or the other as you prepare your return.

“Major purchases” that you can enter for the sales tax deduction include:

Motor Vehicles (cars, trucks, motor homes, RV’s, sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles

Aircraft or boats

Mobile homes

Manufactured housing

Building materials for major home improvements

You cannot deduct: furniture, jewelry, home electronics such as TV’s or computers

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901222-which-deduction-should-i-choose-sales-tax-or-income-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2566624-how-much-sales-tax-did-i-pay-last-year

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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Check this enry total sales tax rate_______?? not sure what to put there? dont ever remeber it asking that in the past

Are you working on the sales tax deduction?  If so, you are being asked how much the sales tax is in your local area.  If you do not know, you could check some receipts from nearby places where you normally shop.  Or google the sales tax rate for your zip code.

SALES TAX

You can enter the sales tax you paid  in 2017 by going to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Sales Tax. 

Sales tax is an itemized deduction.  If your state has a state income tax, you have to choose between using the deduction for your state tax paid OR the sales tax deduction, whichever is higher.  The TT process will suggest one or the other as you prepare your return.

“Major purchases” that you can enter for the sales tax deduction include:

Motor Vehicles (cars, trucks, motor homes, RV’s, sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles

Aircraft or boats

Mobile homes

Manufactured housing

Building materials for major home improvements

You cannot deduct: furniture, jewelry, home electronics such as TV’s or computers

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901222-which-deduction-should-i-choose-sales-tax-or-income-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2566624-how-much-sales-tax-did-i-pay-last-year

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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