Other Income Taxes Paid in 2020 - Payments for 2018

[wilrene374]

In the "Other Income Taxes Paid in 2020" section, I'm at the screen in TurboTax Deluxe that says "How much did you pay in 2020 towards state or local taxes for 2018 or a prior year?" I filed 2018 Amended taxes (federal and NY state) and paid some money in 2020 for the amended taxes. Does this question have anything to do with payments sent with amended forms?

[ErnieS0 · Accepted solution]

Yes, If you paid New York state tax in 2020 with an amended 2018 NY tax return, enter the amount of tax paid (excluding penalty).

State and local taxes are deductible in the year paid, meaning you can deduct payments with your 2018 amended state return if you paid those taxes in 2020, which you did.