I paid a $40 penalty on my 2016 CA state tax due to low estimated tax payments. Is that deductible as part of the 2016 tax paid?

vick1185 · ‎June 4, 2019

IsabellaG · ‎June 4, 2019

No, penalties and interest are not deductible. Only the CA state tax paid in 2017 is deductible.

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IsabellaG · ‎June 4, 2019

No, penalties and interest are not deductible. Only the CA state tax paid in 2017 is deductible.

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