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Old 12-06-2009, 12:14 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Micas View Post
This is for your federal return, not state. You should know how much you paid in state taxes, and you can deduct it on your federal return. The return instructions should have detailed information on how to complete the deduction.

Of course.. this does not apply to those that simply take the standard deduction. You'd have to itemize.
I think I read somewhere that this applies even to people who do not itemize because it's a line added to the 1040 itself. Not 100% sure though.
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