in 2024 Georgia DOR made us pay back the 2023 tax refund Turbotax got us and charged a penalty and interest. Where do I put this on the 2024 tax return?

[300750Aisnfor]

the AI assist said it may have to go on schedule A, but when I search turbotax it doesn't show Sched A, only a guide to Sched A and links to IRS. Where is Sched A in turbotax? If not there, where?

[DavidD66]

The tax you paid back is deductible as an itemized deduction on Schedule A, but only if you itemize.  To itemize your deductions they need to be more than the Standard Deduction.  For 2024 the Standard Deductions are:

Single: $14,600

Married Filing Jointly & Surviving Spouses: $29,200

Married Filing Separate: $14,600

Heads of Household:  $21,900

If you are not seeing Schedule A or Itemized deductions in TurboTax it is because haven't indicated by your answers that you have enough deductions to itemize.

As for the penalty, it is not tax deductible regardless of whether you itemized or not.