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Turbo tax deluxe 2024 wont allow me to enter Property taxes

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January 21, 2025
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I've entered my mortgage information which consists of only mortgage interest, no property taxes entered there. When I go to enter property taxes, it just returns to the previous screen.

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TomK2023

Entering Property Taxes:

Open your return (if not already open).
Enter "property taxes" in the Search box.
Click on "Jump to property taxes" link.
Enter "Yes" to the question, "Did you pay property or real estate taxes?".
Enter property taxes information, and Continue.

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dallasboy99Author

Although the steps outlined did not work exactly, I was able to "jump" to the section via the search

methodology. However, this took me to the same starting point which failed again. A work around, described by another user was to go to schedule a worksheet, via "forms view" and enter the real estate property taxes directly into the form. This was successful and, in fact, displayed the taxes in the "step by step" view. However, I still could not update them via the step by step view. Alterations have to be made manually in schedule A worksheet via "forms" view. Obviously, there is still a bug in the software raising questions about its overall

reliability.

SteamTrain

I think I figured it out, at least how to get it to work...at least it did for me.

(the software fix to prevent the problem in the first place, is still needed though).

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If you used that Property Tax entry field last year, and if you used a Supporting Details (SD ) sheet for putting it in last year, then the SD sheet transferred (empty) into this year's forms...AND...the SD sheet is somehow blocking the "interview" for the Property Taxes entry, to transition to the proper entry page.

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My fix:

1) Switch to Forms Mode.

2) Open the Tax and Interest Deduction Worksheet

3) on line 2a of that worksheet....double-click on it.

4) Delete the SD worksheet by hitting the big red X

5) Either enter you Property taxes on that line....or...return to the interview and enter your property taxes using the interview ..as you normally would..shoud be OK now.

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I found that if I re-introduced a new SD sheet for that line...the interview still proceeded as it normally should. So deleting the transferred-in SD sheet from 2023 was the main fix. and starting a new SD sheet doesn't re-introduce the problem.

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*