I purchased a used car in March 2016 in Washington State, how can I used the state sales tax on my deductions?

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

You can enter the sales tax you paid for the car you purchased in 2016 by going to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Sales Tax.  You will be asked if you paid sales tax on a major purchase, and you will be able to enter the sales tax you paid for your new vehicle. 

Sales tax is an itemized deduction.  If your state has a state income tax, you have to choose between using the deduction for your state tax paid OR the sales tax deduction, whichever is higher.  The TT process will suggest one or the other as you prepare your return.

[jbishop73]

In turbo tax you can itemize sales tax in Wa State, however if that is all you are going to claim, it will probably tell you that you are better off taking the Standard deduction.