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jvandigg
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I bought a car at the very end of 2015 - 12/31/15 - and didn't take the sales tax deduction on my 2015 return b/c I was in AMT. Can I take it this year in 2016?

 
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TomD8
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I bought a car at the very end of 2015 - 12/31/15 - and didn't take the sales tax deduction on my 2015 return b/c I was in AMT. Can I take it this year in 2016?

No.  Sales tax deduction must be taken in the year actually paid.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.

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TomD8
Level 15

I bought a car at the very end of 2015 - 12/31/15 - and didn't take the sales tax deduction on my 2015 return b/c I was in AMT. Can I take it this year in 2016?

No.  Sales tax deduction must be taken in the year actually paid.

**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.
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