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To: sparklite2

>Six states—California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, and Pennsylvania—
>claim more than half of the value of the deduction.

Texas has a sales tax but no state income tax.

-Frank


11 posted on 10/28/2017 2:58:51 PM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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To: thepoodlebites

As I understand it, you can choose to deduct state income tax OR state sales tax.


12 posted on 10/28/2017 3:01:16 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: thepoodlebites

But you CANNOT deduct sales tax - even if you itemize. So there is NO benefit to Texas from this SALT deduction!


43 posted on 10/28/2017 3:52:37 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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