Where do I deduct sales tax on new car purchase?

[mesquitebean]

Duplicate answer removed.

[PatriciaR · Accepted solution]

Here are the steps to enter sales tax:

While signed into your TurboTax account,

• Type sales tax in Search (upper right of program) and click the Jump to sales tax link
• Select Continue with Sales Tax (if shown)
• Select Easy Guide
• Continue to follow the TurboTax prompts until you come to Enter Major Purchases.  This is where you will enter the sales tax on your vehicle purchase.

Sales tax is an itemized deduction.  On your tax return, you will have the option of deducting the greater of your sales tax or your state and local income taxes (if any), whichever is higher.  The TurboTax process will suggest one or the other as you prepare your return.

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[rathail]

I Bought a new truck and had a trade in.
The sales tax paid was based on the full value minus the trade-in value.
The total value minus the trade-in is only 5.9% taxes paid.
While the tax rate was 10% at location purchased.
The tax form asks for (Total Value) (taxes paid) and (% paid)
The disconnect confuses me.   
Do I leave the numbers as actual?
Do I reduce the total value to get the % to 10% for location.

[mesquitebean]

@rathail
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[rathail]

Sorry,  I was unable to find an answer to my specific and narrow question with lots of different queries and was unable to find what I needed.  Just a lot of the same general stuff that ........ So I asked my own