Can you claim south carolina sales tax on purchase of a new car or boat?

[DoninGA]

You can claim sales taxes as an itemized deduction on Schedule A.  For car or boat sales taxes paid you need to use the Major Purchase section of sales taxes.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for sales taxes - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/claim-sales-tax-d...

To enter your sales taxes

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Deductions and Credits
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid
On Sales Taxes, click the start or update button

Or enter sales tax in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to sales tax

[PattiF]

Yes, you can add the South Carolina sales tax that you paid for the purchase of a new car or boat to the itemized deductions for your federal return.

Here is a TurboTax Help article with more information about the sales tax on a major purchase.