Other Taxes Paid>Sales Tax

[joetrpfortt]

I live in a state with no income tax.  I made several major purchases in 2023 & my calculated Sales Tax Deduction is much greater than the Estimated Sales Tax Deduction.  I ran the numbers & the amount of my Federal Refund did not change.  I do not see the benefit of entering this info at all.  The last screen indicates:  Based on what you told us, the sales tax deduction will give you the maximum refund on your taxes???

[xmasbaby0]

SALES TAX

You can enter the sales tax you paid in 2023 by going to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid> Sales Tax.  You will be asked if you paid sales tax on a major purchase, and you will be able to enter the sales tax you paid for your major purchases.

Sales tax is an itemized deduction.  Unless you have enough other itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction the sales tax will have no effect on your tax due or refund.

“Major purchases” that you can enter for the sales tax deduction include:

Motor Vehicles (cars, trucks, motor homes, RV’s, sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles

Aircraft or boats

Mobile homes

Manufactured housing

Building materials for major home improvements

You cannot deduct: furniture, jewelry, home electronics such as TV’s or computers

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States with no sales tax:  Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon