When they say choosing between sales tax deduction or income tax deduction, do they mean STATE income tax? Or Federal income tax

[offspring92987]

I live in Washington where there is no state income tax. When I choose itemized return and input my sales tax for 2 vehicle purchases, TurboTax simply adds these onto the income tax amount already calculated. Should it have removed the deduction from the income section previously? If choosing between sales tax and income taxes refers to STATE income tax, then I can see how it wouldn't apply to me.

[automattick]

That refers to the State, not Feds