2025 additional senior deduction in AZ state return

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February 12, 2026
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The AZ program correctly brings the new Federal additional senior deduction from the Federal return to the AZ Form 140 - Other Subtractions from Arizona Gross Income form. However, it does so by just including it in the total on Line V without listing it separately on the Other Subtractions detail supporting schedule. So, in my case, the detail schedule of Other Subtractions shows only the one I entered for some nontaxable interest income of $2,082 while the Line V shows a total of $6,475 which is correct and includes the additional senior deduction of $4,393. Is this the way it is supposed to react? Seems to me this could raise issues at the state level since the supporting schedule does not agree with the schedule that it purports to support. I can work around this by handwriting the additional senior deduction on the supporting schedule, showing the total by hand and then filing my mail but that seems to defeat a major feature of the software by not being able to efile.

Best answer by AmyC

Technology has moved forward. The federal return is actually attached to your state return for AZ and most other states. When the state gets your return, it has an automated system to put all the federal and state parts together.

AmyC

Level 15

No worries, it actually is correct because AZ conformed late in 2025 and the $4993 is the conformed deduction. This means it isn't itemized as it is a known fact coming from the federal. AZ knows to use that number and add the $2082 for your correct total. Efile and have a great year. Very smart question!

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Howard1948Author

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Thank you for your reply. One question. I know how TurboTax AZ knows to add the additional senior discount from the Federal return. But since it does not display it on the AZ tax schedules, how does the AZ taxing authority know why the detail does not support the number that ends up in the AZ return? I don't believe that any of the Federal return forms or schedules make up any part of the AZ return. How does AZ know that the $4,393 is correct since it appears nowhere on the AZ schedules?