Should I use 5a or 5b on my Fed. return from last year on this year's return when asking about line 5?

[latriciajoan]

This year, it says to see if Line 5 is "checked."  There is 5a & 5b.  Both have amounts in them.  Should I use 5a or 5b?

[KrisD15]

If this is in reference to your state tax refund, you would only be concerned with 5a. 

If this is something else, please update your question. 

[yagnaggmailcom]

I can't find the information on 5a of Fed return Schedule A that concerns the state refund???? This is the worst year that I have using Turbo CD.  I may have to use a human next year to my dismay!!!!!!!!!!!  DO I ANSWER NO EVEN THO I DID RECEIVE A STATE REFUND. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME MY PRINTER MALFUNCTION LAST YEAR DOING MY 2018 RETURNS THEREFORE I DO NOT HAVE A COMPLETE COPY OF MY RETURN BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER OF 2018 MY COMPUTER DECIDED TO CRASH...ERGO ALL OF TAX INFO DISAPPEARED.

[LeonardS]

If you did not used  itemized deductions on your 2018 tax return and used the standard deduction you do not report your state tax refund on your 2019 tax return.

[yagnaggmailcom]

I DID USE ITEMIZATIONS FOR 2018 BUT THE 5A THAT I SEE CONTAINS MORTGAGE INFO NOT STATE INFO. DOES THAT MEAN I DO NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED OF ME IN THE TURBO FORM???????????????????

[VolvoGirl]

Your 2018 federal schedule A doesn't look like this?

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sa_18.pdf