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Level 3
posted Mar 12, 2023 6:38:02 PM

specific item tax deduction appears wrong

Tax and interest Deduction Worksheet section D column 8 shows specific item tax deduction as 1% of the amount in column 7 (Actual sales amount paid).  This makes no sense whatsoever.

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Expert Alumni
Mar 13, 2023 9:45:49 AM

I have not encountered this problem with the Tax and Interest Deduction Worksheet. 

 

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  5. Post the 7-digit token number here in this thread

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Level 3
Mar 15, 2023 1:48:56 PM

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Expert Alumni
Mar 16, 2023 9:10:29 AM

Thank you for providing the code. I have analyzed the data file and I see what happened.

 

In column 2. your TX state and local tax rate is shown (8.xx%). In column 6, which is a user entry, the "rate if different" where the car was purchased is shown as a decimal (e.g. .06xx) instead of as a percentage rate (e.g. 6.xx%). TurboTax displayed the specific item deduction as 1% rounding up from the smaller decimal amount. 

 

Changing the entries in column 6 from a decimal to a percentage rate will correct the sales tax on the cars to show the full amount paid.

 

Level 3
Mar 16, 2023 4:20:17 PM

Thanks - I need to pay closer attention!  The answer was right in front of me, if only I'd looked a few columns to the left...