I made monthly payments for my 2018 liability. I have a note from them stating that I have payments applied to my account that need to be claimed on my taxes Where?

siouxlut · ‎March 30, 2020

MinhT1 · ‎March 30, 2020

If you are paying your 2018 federal taxes by installments, then these payments are not reported on your 2019 tax return at all. Federal taxes paid are not deductible.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎March 30, 2020

I HAD TO PAY BACK TAX OWED

The money you paid to the IRS for a previous year’s federal tax return is not deductible, so you do not enter it anywhere on your 2019 return. If you paid taxes due in 2019 to your state or local government, you can enter that by going to Federal> Deductions and Credits> Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Other Income Taxes. You can enter the taxes you paid, but do not include any penalties or interest.

There are six states that allow you to enter the federal tax you paid on your state return--Alabama, Iowa. Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and Oregon. If you are filing in one of these states watch for the deduction when you prepare your state return.

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I made monthly payments for my 2018 liability. I have a note from them stating that I have payments applied to my account that need to be claimed on my taxes Where?