We are snowbirds. Purchased a Manufactured Home in Arizona and paid sales tax on that purchase (6,084.00). How do we get credit for the sales tax we paid in Arizona?

[Vanessa A]

To enter the taxes you paid on your manufactured select the following:

1. Deductions and Credits
2. Start next to Sales Tax under Estimates and Other Taxes Paid

Itemized expenses include mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local taxes (OR SALES TAX) up to $10,000, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI and casualty and losses in excess of 10% of you AGI with the first $100 not counting towards the loss.  Your health insurance and all medical expenses are only deductible for the amount that is over 7.5% of your AGI.  This means if your AGI is $50,000, then the amount that is over $3,750 is deductible

Then your total itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction below in order to benefit from your sales tax you paid. 

The 2023 Standard Deductions are as follows:

• Married Filing Joint (MFJ)              $27,700
• Married Filing Separate (MFS)      $13,850
• Head of Household (HOH)             $20,800 
• Single                                                     $13,850                                

Blind or over 65 and MFJ or MFS add $1,500

Single or HOH if blind or over 65 add $1,850

Standard versus Itemized Deduction