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June 29, 2024
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Two different states sales tax entry

  • June 29, 2024
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I lived in both New York and Florida during 2023 the TurboTax only allows me to add New York for sales tax purposes. When I click add location it only allows me to add a different location within new york. How do I add Florida to get sales tax deductions there?

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June 30, 2024

If you go carefully through the section for sales tax, you will see that it asks you for the dates in which you lived in the state and paid sales tax.  Enter the information for the first state, and then you will get a screen that lets you add another state and the sales tax rate for that state.

 

Remember, though, that sales tax is an itemized deduction and it will have no effect on your tax due or refund unless you have enough other itemized deductions to put on a Schedule A--like mortgage interest, medical expenses, charity donations, etc.  Your itemized deductions must exceed your standard deduction or they have no effect.

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Carey99Author
June 30, 2024

Thank you, but as I already mentioned when I add another location, New York continues to be the state and I could only change the area within new york. There is no where to add a different state. This is my question.

July 1, 2024

What do you mean the Federal "program"?


@Carey99  - are there tabs across the top / side of the screen - one area to enter federal information and one area to enter state information? you need to be in the federal tab. 

 

in the desktop version, it asks the timeframe you lived in a particular state and then there is a drop down just below that stating "add a location" where you can add a 2nd state.