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Returning Member
posted Feb 7, 2025 1:17:41 PM

SALT numbers not adding up

It seems that TurboTax is calculating some additional number into my SALT deduction and I cannot figure out what it is. 


- State income taxes withheld on my W-2: $2339
- Local income taxes withheld on my W-2: $2286
- Local income taxes owed from 2023 that I paid this year: $2212
- Property taxes from my 1098: $2956

This totals $9793, $6837 from income tax and $2956 from property taxes.  So why is my Schedule A showing $12,108 in total paid taxes, $9152 income and $2956 property, thus a capped at $10K deduction?  How do I find out where that extra $2315 is coming from?

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Expert Alumni
Feb 7, 2025 1:42:30 PM

If you don't elect to deduct general sales taxes, include on line 5a the state and local income taxes listed next:

 

  • State and local income taxes withheld from your salary during 2024. Your Form(s) W-2 will show these amounts. Forms W-2G, 1099-G, 1099-R, 1099-MISC, and 1099-NEC may also show state and local income taxes withheld; however, don't include on line 5a any withheld taxes you deducted on other forms, such as Schedule C, E or F.
  • State and local income taxes paid in 2024 for a prior year, such as taxes paid with your 2023 state or local income tax return. Don't include penalties or interest.
  • State and local estimated tax payments made during 2024, including any part of a prior year refund that you chose to have credited to your 2024 state or local income taxes.
  • Mandatory contributions you made to the California, New Jersey, or New York Nonoccupational Disability Benefit Fund, Rhode Island Temporary Disability Benefit Fund, or Washington State Supplemental Workmen's Compensation Fund.
  • Mandatory contributions to the Alaska, California, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania state unemployment fund.
  • Mandatory contributions to state family leave programs, such as the New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI) program and the California Paid Family Leave program.

Returning Member
Feb 7, 2025 1:49:16 PM

None of these additional things apply to me.  I have listed all of the numbers I entered.  How do I figure out why TurboTax is putting a number on 5a that is larger than the sum of the things I entered?

Expert Alumni
Feb 7, 2025 1:58:49 PM

Go to the print center and print out the Tax & Int Wks - that will show you the taxes the were pulled for Schedule A.   To print the worksheet, choose that specific form from the print menu.