Are utility bills allowed to use the state sales tax deductions for income tax?
I would like to know if an income tax filer can claim the sales taxes paid on monthly utility bills for the state sales tax deductions for income tax?...
I would like to know if an income tax filer can claim the sales taxes paid on monthly utility bills for the state sales tax deductions for income tax?
There’s nothing in the schedule A instructions or the publication 17 that disallows it, so it should be okay. You just need to make sure the sales tax charged is at the general rate.