When figuring out sales tax deduction can you include the tax you paid on cable and phone service in addition to the sales tax you paid on general purposes?

[theds]

I have local and state taxes all over my cable, home phone, and cell phone bill.  Can I include these as sales tax?  I know I can't include the fees.  Thanks!

[DS30]

No, you cannot take these cable/phone taxes as additional sales taxes under the state sales tax deduction if you are taking the general sales tax rate. You would need to claim the actual receipts in order to claim these individual taxes.

So if you are claiming the actual receipts, then your cable/phone bill would be considered your receipt for paying these state sales taxes on these purchases.

[theds]

I'm sorry I should have specified that I am not taking the general sales tax rate, I am entering receipts manually because I have paid more in sales tax than they estimated and far more than our state tax.  Just didn't know if I could include the tax on cable, cell phone, and phone service as well as all of my receipts from purchases??

[DS30]

Yes you can since your bill would be your receipt for state sales taxes.