On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:16:06 EDT, Tom Russ <tar[at]isi.edu> wrote:

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I will do that . Thanks.
-Dick

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On Mar 24, 4:15*pm, richardsta...[at]comcast.net wrote:

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By chance I accidentally ended up in that part of TurboTax last night.

The interview may not cover this case, but if you go to the forms
view, IIRC there is a table for multiple entries of state + local
sales tax rates that you can use to enter this information. But you
need to do it from the forms page.

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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:07:42 EDT, "GSalisbury"
<salsburyg.at.comcast.dot.net[at]giganews.com> wrote:

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A good suggestion. I'll do that, thanks.
(Now i just have to figure out about the rules part.)
-Dick

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regard...
Taxcut, it appears, will let me modify the Schedule A and it's worksheet
directly if I so desired.
I would think that so too would TT, in which case, you can resolve the rate
differences manually by totals and keeping your [good] records handy.
Just a thought on the entry process.
Geo.

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I have a couple of major confusions about deducting sales taxes on
major purchases on 2007 US Income tax (in addition to the general
sales tax deduction.) I'm not sure if I really have a TurboTax
question or a question about the tax code. The issue begins with me
having had two remodels: one on my primary residence and one on a
second home.

(1) The IRS web site (document FS-2006-9, January 2006) says you
deduct sales tax on "major renovation of a home," but TurboTax says
you can deduct sales tax on "building materials." These are pretty
different. Which is right?

(2) I live in Washington State, which the general sales tax differs
from county to county. I understand you cannot deduct a major purchase
if the sales tax is not at the general rate. But I paid different
general rates in different counties and TurboTax won't let me deduct
items at different rates.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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