sales tax

[jmkbama]

Sales tax deduction is listed as zero. I want to use the estimated state and local tax amount shown. Turbo Tax does not enter this amount nor is there a way to make a manual entry??????

[MindyB]

Here's how you can navigate to the sales tax entry in TurboTax Online to make a manual adjustment to the sales tax expense:

1. Navigate to Federal > Deductions & Credits > Estimates and Other Taxes Paid > Sales Tax > Start or Revisit
2. TurboTax will prepare a comparison of sales tax and state and local tax.  You can choose to "try the sales tax deduction anyway" at this step if it is lower.
3. Choose "Enter all my receipts" and then you can manually enter the sales tax.

If you're itemizing, you must choose between deducting your state and local income taxes or your state and local sales taxes. You can't claim both.

[jmkbama]

Thanks Mindy... this worked but seems like a "round about" way to enter. It would be simpler just to be able to choose the "State and Local Tax" from the screen where the two options are shown.