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The sales tax deduction is not dependent on you being a homeowner.
To enter your sales taxes
Or enter sales tax in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to sales tax
The sales tax deduction is not dependent on you being a homeowner.
To enter your sales taxes
Or enter sales tax in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to sales tax
Owning a home has nothing to do with whether you can deduct sales tax.
SALES TAX
You can enter the sales tax you paid in 2017 by going to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Sales Tax.
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.
“Major purchases” that you can enter for the sales tax deduction include:
Motor Vehicles (cars, trucks, motor homes, RV’s, sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles
Aircraft or boats
Mobile homes
Manufactured housing
Building materials for major home improvements
You cannot deduct: furniture, jewelry, home electronics such as TV’s or computers
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