Can sales tax for 2009 in WA state be included in itemized deductions?

When you file a federal income tax return and you itemize deductions, you have to choose whether you want to deduct sales tax or income tax. Because the state of Washington has no income tax, if you do not have to pay income tax to another state you probably want to deduct sales taxes. Once you choose to deduct sales taxes you then have to make another choice.Do you want to claim your actual sales taxes, or do you want to take what's called a "safe harbor" deduction for the estimated sales taxes that you paid.

The safe harbor amount is based on your income. Hopefully you are using a tax preparer or tax preparation software for this part, because it is a bit of work to calculate it by hand, but if you need to do this then refer to the Schedule A instructions for details. You can also get the amount by using the calculator at apps.irs.gov/app/stdc/.

In addition to this safe harbor amount you can add sales tax you paid on the purchase of cars, trucks, SUVs, home building materials, and certain other similar items. If you chose to use actual expenses, then you would add up all the actual amounts you paid for sales tax over the year. Also, even if you choose to take the standard deduction, you can still add sales tax paid on the purchase of a new vehicle during 2009.

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