Sales Tax - Elect General Sales Tax Deduction or State Income Tax Deduction
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If you want to elect to take the sales tax deduction or the state income tax deduction (even though one of them is a greater amount), follow the steps below.
Online
Dashboard
From within your TaxAct return, click Resources.
On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
Under My Return, click Federal Search.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Sales Tax or state income tax deduction.
The current deduction amounts as well as the deduction type are shown. If you want to override the system selection, toggle the radio button as needed.
Classic
From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Sales Tax or state income tax deduction.
The current deduction amounts as well as the deduction type are shown. If you want to override the system selection, toggle the radio button as needed.
Desktop
From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Sales Tax or state income tax deduction.
The current deduction amounts as well as the deduction type are shown. If you want to override the system selection, toggle the radio button as needed.
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