[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-155":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"155","What if I don't know how much sales tax I paid during 2025?","If you aren't sure how much sales tax you actually paid this year, you can use the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/sales-tax-deduction-calculator\" target=\"blank\">IRS Sales Tax Deduction Calculator\u003Cspan class=\"append_external\" style=\"margin-right:4px;\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a> or the \u003Ci>State and Local General Sales Tax Deduction Worksheet\u003C/i> in the \u003Ci>Schedule A\u003C/i> instructions, which you can find on the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">IRS website\u003Cspan class=\"append_external\" style=\"margin-right:4px;\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a>.\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nYou can choose to deduct either the sales taxes paid during 2025 or the state income taxes withheld from your income during 2025. The state income taxes withheld from your \u003Ci>W-2s\u003C/i> and \u003Ci>1099s\u003C/i> have already been included and don't need to be entered again.\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nOur software will use the greater of the sales taxes paid or the state income taxes withheld when figuring your itemized deductions.",1777391529506]