You are most likely being asked for your state and local sales tax rate.
To enter that information:
- Log into your return
- Click on Federal
- Click on Deductions
& Credits
- Scroll to Estimates
and Other Taxes Paid
- Click on Show More if necessary
- Click the button beside Sales
Tax
- Click the appropriate button
(mine says Continue with Sales Tax)
- Click on Easy Guide
- Check the state you lived in
and range of dates you lived there
- The next page asks you to
enter your state and local sales tax rate
- If you purchased any major
items (for example a car) answer yes and click continue.
- You can enter any major
purchase information on the following page.
- At the Places, you Lived
screen, unless you have another state to enter, click Done.
- On the following page, you
will be asked if you had any nontaxable income
At the end, you will
see a screen that compares the Sales Tax Deduction vs State Income Tax
Deduction. You could choose to override TurboTax's decision, but TurboTax always chooses the deduction that will give
you the greatest tax benefit.
If you are having trouble determining your State & Local Sales Tax rate, look at the following suggestions:
1. You can look at a sales receipt (that you know was
purchased in your county)
2. You can google sales tax rate for (your state)
3. Or you can click here to go to your state's Department
of Revenue. You can search for the state sales tax rates once you are at your
state's website.
