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Yes, there is no law stating that if you itemize your deductions on your federal tax return you cannot take the standard deduction on your New York State tax return. In fact Step 5 of the NYS instructions for IT-201 states that if you itemize on your federal, you should itemize on the NYS and then compare the itemized with the standard deduction and select the larger of the two for increased tax savings. For more information regarding your 2016 IT-201, see the Link below:
Yes, there is no law stating that if you itemize your deductions on your federal tax return you cannot take the standard deduction on your New York State tax return. In fact Step 5 of the NYS instructions for IT-201 states that if you itemize on your federal, you should itemize on the NYS and then compare the itemized with the standard deduction and select the larger of the two for increased tax savings. For more information regarding your 2016 IT-201, see the Link below:
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