Where to enter Indiana vehicle excise tax on State Return

[JF3133]

Trying to see where to enter vehicle excise tax on my Indiana STATE return, which is supposed to be deductible.  Multiple searches and questions within TurboTax have not been helpful!

[MayaD · Accepted solution]

The deductible part of your vehicle registration in Indiana is the Excise Tax Fees you paid on your vehicle.

You would enter the amount on your federal return, TurboTax will carry over the information to your state return. 

1. Go to Federal 
2. Go to Deductions & Credits.
3. Scroll down to Cars and Other Things. 
4. Go to Car registration fees.

[tgordon3]

Upon checking the https://www.in.gov/core/index.html there is a state form 55296 where they can claim this

[INTaxPayer]

How can you verify if the information for excise tax deductible carried into the state tax form successfully?

[MarilynG1]

If you reported the Indiana Excise Tax for your vehicle in the Deductions section (Personal Property Tax)  of your Federal Return and itemized your deductions on Schedule A, your AGI (which includes Schedule A deductions) is carried over to start your Indiana return, so you have received the deduction in your state return. If you purchased a vehicle in 2025, remember to report your Sales Tax in your Federal Deductions also.

However, if you don't itemize deductions in your Federal return, you won't be able to claim the excise tax separately in your Indiana return in TurboTax. 

@INTaxPayer