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Level 2
posted Apr 4, 2022 1:02:19 PM

Deduction is 0 for married filing separately

I am married filing separately.

 

When I review my federal taxes, I found the "you're allowed" field for mortgage interest, state and local taxes, vehicle registration feeds are all 0, even though the "You Entered field" for those categories not. Seems I am not getting any deduction for those. Anything could be wrong?

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Level 15
Apr 5, 2022 6:12:22 AM

When you file married filing separately, both spouses have to file the same way.   If one spouse itemizes the other spouse must also itemize.   If one uses standard deduction then the other one must also use standard deduction.  When you entered in My Info that you will file separate returns, what did you say when it asked if your and your spouse would itemize?

Level 2
Apr 5, 2022 5:58:23 PM

> When you entered in My Info that you will file separate returns, what did you say when it asked if your and your spouse would itemize?

 

I don't think they asked the question

Expert Alumni
Apr 5, 2022 6:20:38 PM

This TurboTax Help details the steps to switch from taking the Standard Deduction to itemizing deduction. As @xmasbaby0 said, both parties must file using the same method of deductions.