W2 State Income not Matching Itemized Breakdown

[user17696990652]

Hello, I input my W2 which had state income box 17 of about $9500. I went through to the itemized vs standard deduction page and there it lists "State and Local Income/Sales Taxes" as about $800 HIGHER than what I put in from my W2. The other boxes of Property Taxes and Real Estate Taxes are correctly displayed. Should the "State and Local Income/Sales Taxes" match my w2 if that is the only place taxes have been withheld?

Thank you!

[SteamTrain]

@user17696990652 

Four other items can add into that State number (at least those I can think of)

1)  If you owed some more $$ to the state when you filed your 2024 state taxes (in 2025)....those state balance due $$ will add into that total.

2)  If you paid some 2024 State Q4 Estimated tax payments in January of 2025, then those $$ add in.

3)  If you filed a state extension for 2024 taxes, and paid some $$ to the state at that time..those $$ add in too.

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More rarely:

4) some people have to pay "Local" income taxes in their city or county, those add in too if paid/withheld  during 2025.

[user17696990652]

OH MAN! Thank you!

You hit the nail on the head with #1... the extra taxes I owed on last year's return were automatically added to what I paid in 2025.

Thank you so much for the quick help with this!