I paid $3641.00 Federal Tax & $358.00 Pa. State tax for 2015 on April 15, 2016. Can I claim the federal tax as a deduction when I do my 2016 Federal taxes.

I owed $3641 for my Federal taxes for 2015 & I paid them on April 15, 2016. Can I deduct or claim the $3641 as taxes I paid in 2016?

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Jun 5, 2019 3:37:07 PM

No, you can't deduct prior year federal taxes on this year's taxes. You can (in most cases) deduct any state income taxes you paid on your federal return.

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I paid $3641.00 Federal Tax & $358.00 Pa. State tax for 2015 on April 15, 2016. Can I claim the federal tax as a deduction when I do my 2016 Federal taxes.