U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

2012 Instructions for Schedule A
(Form 1040)
Itemized
Deductions

Use Schedule A (Form 1040) to figure your itemized deductions. In most cases, your
federal income tax will be less if you take the larger of your itemized deductions or
your standard deduction.
If you itemize, you can deduct a part of your medical and dental expenses and unreimbursed employee business expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, interest, contributions, and miscellaneous expenses. You can also deduct certain casualty
and theft losses.
If you and your spouse paid expenses jointly and are filing separate returns for
2012, see Pub. 504 to figure the portion of joint expenses that you can claim as itemized deductions.

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Do not include on Schedule A items deducted elsewhere, such as on Form
1040 or Schedule C, C-EZ, E, or F.

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Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Future Developments. For the latest
information about developments related
to Schedule A (Form 1040) and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to
www.irs.gov/form1040.

What's New
Standard mileage rates. The standard
mileage rate allowed for operating expenses for a car when you use it for
medical reasons is 23 cents per mile.
The 2012 rate for use of your vehicle to
do volunteer work for certain charitable
organizations remains at 14 cents per
mile.

Medical and Dental
Expenses
You can deduct only the part of your
medical and dental expenses that exceeds 7.5% of the amount on Form
1040, line 38.

If you received a distribution
from a health savings account
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or a medical savings account
in 2012, see Pub. 969 to figure your deduction.

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Examples of Medical and
Dental Payments You Can
Deduct
To the extent you were not reimbursed,
you can deduct what you paid for:
Insurance premiums for medical
and dental care, including premiums for
qualified long-term care insurance contracts as defined in Pub. 502. But see
Limit on long-term care premiums you
can deduct, later. Reduce the insurance
premiums by any self-employed health
insurance deduction you claimed on
Form 1040, line 29. You cannot deduct
insurance premiums paid with pretax
dollars because the premiums are not included in box 1 of your Form(s) W-2. If
you are a retired public safety officer,
you cannot deduct any premiums you
paid to the extent they were paid for
with a tax-free distribution from your retirement plan.

Pub. 502 discusses the types of expenses you can and cannot deduct. It also explains when you can deduct capital
expenses and special care expenses for
disabled persons.
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If, during 2012, you were an
eligible trade adjustment assisCAUTION
tance (TAA) recipient, alternative TAA (ATAA) recipient, reemployment TAA (RTAA) recipient, or Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
pension recipient, you must reduce your
insurance premiums by any amounts
used to figure the health coverage tax
credit. See the instructions for Line 1.

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Prescription medicines or insulin.
Acupuncturists, chiropractors, dentists, eye doctors, medical doctors, occupational therapists, osteopathic doctors,
physical therapists, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts (medical care only), and psychologists.
Medical examinations, X-ray and
laboratory services, insulin treatment,
and whirlpool baths your doctor ordered.
Diagnostic tests, such as a
full-body scan, pregnancy test, or blood
sugar test kit.
Nursing help (including your share
of the employment taxes paid). If you
paid someone to do both nursing and
housework, you can deduct only the cost
of the nursing help.
Hospital care (including meals and
lodging), clinic costs, and lab fees.
Qualified long-term care services
(see Pub. 502).
The supplemental part of Medicare
insurance (Medicare B).

The premiums you pay for Medicare Part D insurance.
A program to stop smoking and for
prescription medicines to alleviate nicotine withdrawal.
A weight-loss program as treatment for a specific disease (including
obesity) diagnosed by a doctor.
Medical treatment at a center for
drug or alcohol addiction.
Medical aids such as eyeglasses,
contact lenses, hearing aids, braces,
crutches, wheelchairs, and guide dogs,
including the cost of maintaining them.
Surgery to improve defective vision, such as laser eye surgery or radial
keratotomy.
Lodging expenses (but not meals)
while away from home to receive medical care in a hospital or a medical care
facility related to a hospital, provided
there was no significant element of personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation in
the travel. Do not deduct more than $50
a night for each eligible person.
Ambulance service and other travel
costs to get medical care. If you used
your own car, you can claim what you
spent for gas and oil to go to and from
the place you received the care; or you
can claim 23 cents per mile. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim
under either method.
Cost of breast pumps and supplies
that assist lactation.
Deceased taxpayer. Certain medical
expenses paid out of a deceased taxpayer's estate can be claimed on the deceased taxpayer's final return. See Pub.
502 for details.
Limit on long-term care premiums
you can deduct. The amount you can
deduct for qualified long-term care insurance contracts (as defined in Pub.
502) depends on the age, at the end of
2012, of the person for whom the premiums were paid. See the chart below for
details.
THEN the most
you can deduct
is . . .
.

IF the person was,
at the end of 2012,
age . . .
40 or under

$ 350

41–50

$ 660

51–60

$ 1,310

61–70

$ 3,500

71 or older

$ 4,370

Examples of Medical and
Dental Payments You
Cannot Deduct
The cost of diet food.
Cosmetic surgery unless it was
necessary to improve a deformity related
to a congenital abnormality, an injury
from an accident or trauma, or a disfiguring disease.
Life insurance or income protection policies.
The Medicare tax on your wages
and tips or the Medicare tax paid as part
of the self-employment tax or household
employment taxes.
If you were age 65 or older but
not entitled to social security
benefits, you can deduct premiums you voluntarily paid for Medicare A
coverage.

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Nursing care for a healthy baby.
But you may be able to take a credit for
the amount you paid. See the instructions for Form 1040, line 48.
Illegal operations or drugs.
Imported drugs not approved by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). This includes foreign-made versions of U.S.-approved drugs manufactured without FDA approval.
Nonprescription medicines (including nicotine gum and certain nicotine
patches).
Travel your doctor told you to take
for rest or a change.
Funeral, burial, or cremation costs.

Line 1
Medical and Dental
Expenses
Enter the total of your medical and dental expenses, after you reduce these expenses by any payments received from
insurance or other sources. See Reimbursements, later.
Do not forget to include insurance premiums you paid for
medical and dental care. But if
you claimed the self-employed health insurance deduction on Form 1040,
line 29, reduce the premiums by the
amount on line 29.

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If, during 2012, you were an
eligible trade adjustment assisCAUTION
tance (TAA) recipient, alternative TAA (ATAA) recipient, reemployment TAA (RTAA) recipient, or Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
pension recipient, you must complete
Form 8885 before completing Schedule A, line 1. When figuring the amount
of insurance premiums you can deduct
on Schedule A, do not include:
Any amounts you included on
Form 8885, line 4,
Any qualified health insurance premiums you paid to
“U.S. Treasury—HCTC,” or
Any health coverage tax credit advance payments shown in box 1 of Form
1099-H.

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Whose medical and dental expenses
can you include? You can include
medical and dental bills you paid for
anyone who was one of the following either when the services were provided or
when you paid for them.
Yourself and your spouse.
All dependents you claim on your
return.
Your child whom you do not claim
as a dependent because of the rules for
children of divorced or separated parents.
Any person you could have claimed as a dependent on your return except
that person received $3,800 or more of
gross income or filed a joint return.
Any person you could have claimed as a dependent except that you, or
your spouse if filing jointly, can be
claimed as a dependent on someone
else's 2012 return.
Example. You provided over half of
your mother's support but cannot claim
her as a dependent because she received
wages of $3,800 in 2012. You can include on line 1 any medical and dental
expenses you paid in 2012 for your
mother.
Insurance premiums for certain nondependents. You may have a medical
or dental insurance policy that also covers an individual who is not your dependent (for example, a nondependent
child under age 27). You cannot deduct
any premiums attributable to this individual, unless they are such a person described under Whose medical and dental
expenses can you include, earlier.

However, if you had family coverage
when you added this individual to your
policy and your premiums did not increase, you can enter on line 1 the full
amount of your medical and dental insurance premiums. See Pub. 502 for
more information.
Reimbursements. If your insurance
company paid the provider directly for
part of your expenses, and you paid only
the amount that remained, include on
line 1 only the amount you paid. If you
received a reimbursement in 2012 for
medical or dental expenses you paid in
2012, reduce your 2012 expenses by this
amount. If you received a reimbursement in 2012 for prior year medical or
dental expenses, do not reduce your
2012 expenses by this amount. But if
you deducted the expenses in the earlier
year and the deduction reduced your tax,
you must include the reimbursement in
income on Form 1040, line 21. See Pub.
502 for details on how to figure the
amount to include.
Cafeteria plans. Do not include on
line 1 insurance premiums paid by an
employer-sponsored health insurance
plan (cafeteria plan) unless the premiums are included in box 1 of your
Form(s) W-2. Also, do not include any
other medical and dental expenses paid
by the plan unless the amount paid is included in box 1 of your Form(s) W-2.

Taxes You Paid
Taxes You Cannot Deduct
Federal income and most excise
taxes.
Social security, Medicare, federal
unemployment (FUTA), and railroad retirement (RRTA) taxes.
Customs duties.
Federal estate and gift taxes. But
see the instructions for Line 28.
Certain state and local taxes, including: tax on gasoline, car inspection
fees, assessments for sidewalks or other
improvements to your property, tax you
paid for someone else, and license fees
(marriage, driver's, dog, etc.).

Line 5

you can use either your actual expenses
or the optional sales tax tables.

You can elect to deduct state
and local general sales taxes
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instead of state and local income taxes. You cannot deduct both.

Actual Expenses

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State and Local Income
Taxes
If you elect to deduct state and local income taxes, you must check box a on
line 5. Include on this line the state and
local income taxes listed below.
State and local income taxes withheld from your salary during 2012. Your
Form(s) W-2 will show these amounts.
Forms W-2G, 1099-G, 1099-R, and
1099-MISC may also show state and local income taxes withheld.
State and local income taxes paid
in 2012 for a prior year, such as taxes
paid with your 2011 state or local income tax return. Do not include penalties or interest.
State and local estimated tax payments made during 2012, including any
part of a prior year refund that you chose
to have credited to your 2012 state or local income taxes.
Mandatory contributions you made
to the California, New Jersey, or New
York Nonoccupational Disability Benefit Fund, Rhode Island Temporary Disability Benefit Fund, or Washington State
Supplemental Workmen's Compensation
Fund.
Mandatory contributions to the
Alaska, California, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania state unemployment fund.
Mandatory contributions to state
family leave programs, such as the New
Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI)
program and the California Paid Family
Leave program.
Do not reduce your deduction by any:
State or local income tax refund or
credit you expect to receive for 2012, or
Refund of, or credit for, prior year
state and local income taxes you actually
received in 2012. Instead, see the instructions for Form 1040, line 10.

State and Local General
Sales Taxes
If you elect to deduct state and local
general sales taxes, you must check box
b on line 5. To figure your deduction,

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Generally, you can deduct the actual
state and local general sales taxes (including compensating use taxes) you
paid in 2012 if the tax rate was the same
as the general sales tax rate. However,
sales taxes on food, clothing, medical
supplies, and motor vehicles are deductible as a general sales tax even if the tax
rate was less than the general sales tax
rate. If you paid sales tax on a motor vehicle at a rate higher than the general
sales tax rate, you can deduct only the
amount of tax that you would have paid
at the general sales tax rate on that vehicle. Motor vehicles include cars, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, sport utility vehicles, trucks, vans,
and off-road vehicles. Also include any
state and local general sales taxes paid
for a leased motor vehicle. Do not include sales taxes paid on items used in
your trade or business.

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You must keep your actual receipts showing general sales
taxes paid to use this method.

Refund of general sales taxes. If you
received a refund of state or local general sales taxes in 2012 for amounts paid
in 2012, reduce your actual 2012 state
and local general sales taxes by this
amount. If you received a refund of state
or local general sales taxes in 2012 for
prior year purchases, do not reduce your
2012 state and local general sales taxes
by this amount. But if you deducted
your actual state and local general sales
taxes in the earlier year and the deduction reduced your tax, you may have to
include the refund in income on Form
1040, line 21. See Recoveries in Pub.
525 for details.
Optional Sales Tax Tables
Instead of using your actual expenses,
you can use the 2012 Optional State and
Certain Local Sales Tax Table and the
2012 Optional Local Sales Tax Tables
for Certain Local Jurisdictions at the end
of these instructions to figure your state
and local general sales tax deduction.
You may also be able to add the state
and local general sales taxes paid on certain specified items.

To figure your state and local general
sales tax deduction using the tables,
complete the State and Local General
Sales Tax Deduction Worksheet or use
the Sales Tax Deduction Calculator on
the IRS website. To use the Sales Tax
Deduction Calculator, go to IRS.gov and
enter “sales tax deduction calculator” in
the search box.

If your filing status is married
filing separately, both you and
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your spouse elect to deduct
sales taxes, and your spouse elects to
use the optional sales tax tables, you also must use the tables to figure your
state and local general sales tax deduction.

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Instructions for the State and
Local General Sales Tax
Deduction Worksheet
Line 1. If you lived in the same state
for all of 2012, enter the applicable

amount, based on your 2012 income and
exemptions, from the 2012 Optional
State and Certain Local Sales Tax Table
for your state. Read down the “At least–
But less than” columns for your state
and find the line that includes your 2012
income. If married filing separately, do
not include your spouse's income. Your
2012 income is the amount shown on
your Form 1040, line 38, plus any nontaxable items, such as the following.
Tax-exempt interest.
Veterans' benefits.
Nontaxable combat pay.
Workers' compensation.

State and Local General Sales Tax Deduction
Worksheet—Line 5b
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Keep for Your Records

Instead of using this worksheet, you can find your deduction by using the Sales Tax Deduction Calculator at IRS.gov.

Before you begin:

See the instructions for line 1 of the worksheet if you:
Lived in more than one state during 2012, or
Had any nontaxable income in 2012.

1. Enter your state general sales taxes from the 2012 Optional State and Certain Local Sales Tax Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.

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Next. If, for all of 2012, you lived only in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Rhode Island, or West Virginia (except the cities of Huntington and Williamstown), skip
lines 2 through 5, enter -0- on line 6, and go to line 7. Otherwise, go to line 2.
2. Did you live in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, or the cities of Huntington or Williamstown, West Virginia in 2012?
No. Enter -0Yes. Enter your base local general sales taxes from the 2012 Optional Local
Sales Tax Tables for Certain Local Jurisdictions

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2.

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3. Did your locality impose a local general sales tax in 2012? Residents of California and Nevada see the
instructions for line 3 of the worksheet.
No. Skip lines 3 through 5, enter -0- on line 6, and go to line 7.
Yes. Enter your local general sales tax rate, but omit the percentage sign. For example, if your local
general sales tax rate was 2.5%, enter 2.5. If your local general sales tax rate changed or you lived in
more than one locality in the same state during 2012, see the instructions for line 3 of the
worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.

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4. Did you enter -0- on line 2 above?
No. Skip lines 4 and 5 and go to line 6.
Yes. Enter your state general sales tax rate (shown in the table heading for your state), but omit the
percentage sign. For example, if your state general sales tax rate is 6%, enter 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.

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5. Divide line 3 by line 4. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at least three places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.

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6. Did you enter -0- on line 2 above?
No. Multiply line 2 by line 3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.

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7. Enter your state and local general sales taxes paid on specified items, if any. See the instructions for line 7 of the
worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.

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8. Deduction for general sales taxes. Add lines 1, 6, and 7. Enter the result here and the total from all your state and local general
sales tax deduction worksheets, if you completed more than one, on Schedule A, line 5. Be sure to check box b on
that line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.

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Yes. Multiply line 1 by line 5. If you lived in more than one locality in the same state
during 2012, see the instructions for line 6 of the worksheet

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Nontaxable part of social security
and railroad retirement benefits.
Nontaxable part of IRA, pension,
or annuity distributions. Do not include
rollovers.
Public assistance payments.
The exemptions column refers to the
number of exemptions claimed on Form
1040, line 6d.
What if you lived in more than one
state? If you lived in more than one
state during 2012, look up the table
amount for each state using the above
rules. If there is no table for your state,
the table amount is considered to be
zero. Multiply the table amount for each
state you lived in by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the number of
days you lived in the state during 2012
and the denominator is the total number
of days in the year (366). Enter the total
of the prorated table amounts for each
state on line 1. However, if you also
lived in a locality during 2012 that imposed a local general sales tax, do not
enter the total on line 1. Instead, complete a separate worksheet for each state
you lived in and enter the prorated
amount for that state on line 1.
Example. You lived in State A from
January 1 through August 31, 2012 (244
days), and in State B from September 1
through December 31, 2012 (122 days).
The table amount for State A is $500.
The table amount for State B is $400.
You would figure your state general
sales tax as follows.
State A:
State B:
Total

$500 x 244/366 =
$400 x 122/366 =

$333
133

=

$466

If none of the localities in which you
lived during 2012 imposed a local general sales tax, enter $466 on line 1 of
your worksheet. Otherwise, complete a
separate worksheet for State A and State
B. Enter $333 on line 1 of the State A
worksheet and $133 on line 1 of the
State B worksheet.
Line 2. If you checked the “No” box,
enter -0- on line 2, and go to line 3. If
you checked the “Yes” box and lived in
the same locality for all of 2012, enter
the applicable amount, based on your
2012 income and exemptions, from the
2012 Optional Local Sales Tax Tables
for Certain Local Jurisdictions for your

locality. Read down the “At least–But
less than” columns for your locality and
find the line that includes your 2012 income. See the instructions for line 1 of
the worksheet to figure your 2012 income. The exemptions column refers to
the number of exemptions claimed on
Form 1040, line 6d.
What if you lived in more than one
locality? If you lived in more than one
locality during 2012, look up the table
amount for each locality using the above
rules. If there is no table for your locality, the table amount is considered to be
zero. Multiply the table amount for each
locality you lived in by a fraction. The
numerator of the fraction is the number
of days you lived in the locality during
2012 and the denominator is the total
number of days in the year (366). If you
lived in more than one locality in the
same state and the local general sales tax
rate was the same for each locality, enter
the total of the prorated table amounts
for each locality in that state on line 2.
Otherwise, complete a separate worksheet for lines 2 through 6 for each locality and enter each prorated table
amount on line 2 of the applicable worksheet.
Example. You lived in Locality 1
from January 1 through August 31, 2012
(244 days), and in Locality 2 from September 1 through December 31, 2012
(122 days). The table amount for Locality 1 is $100. The table amount for Locality 2 is $150. You would figure the
amount to enter on line 2 as follows.
Note that this amount may not equal
your local sales tax deduction, which is
figured on line 6 of the worksheet.
Locality 1:
Locality 2:

$100 x 244/366 = $ 67
$150 x 122/366 =
50

Total

= $117

Line 3. If you lived in California, check
the “No” box if your combined state and
local general sales tax rate is 7.2500%.
Otherwise, check the “Yes” box and include on line 3 only the part of the combined rate that is more than 7.2500%.
If you lived in Nevada, check the
“No” box if your combined state and local general sales tax rate is 6.8500%.
Otherwise, check the “Yes” box and include on line 3 only the part of the combined rate that is more than 6.8500%.

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What if your local general sales tax
rate changed during 2012? If you
checked the “Yes” box and your local
general sales tax rate changed during
2012, figure the rate to enter on line 3 as
follows. Multiply each tax rate for the
period it was in effect by a fraction. The
numerator of the fraction is the number
of days the rate was in effect during
2012 and the denominator is the total
number of days in the year (366). Enter
the total of the prorated tax rates on
line 3.
Example. Locality 1 imposed a 1%
local general sales tax from January 1
through September 30, 2012 (274 days).
The rate increased to 1.75% for the period from October 1 through December
31, 2012 (92 days). You would enter
“1.189” on line 3, figured as follows.
January 1 –
September 30:
October 1 –
December 31:
Total

1.00 x 274/366 = 0.749
1.75 x 92/366 = 0.440
= 1.189

What if you lived in more than one
locality in the same state during 2012?
Complete a separate worksheet for lines
2 through 6 for each locality in your
state if you lived in more than one locality in the same state during 2012 and
each locality did not have the same local
general sales tax rate.
To figure the amount to enter on
line 3 of the worksheet for each locality
in which you lived (except a locality for
which you used the 2012 Optional Local
Sales Tax Tables for Certain Local Jurisdictions to figure your local general
sales tax deduction), multiply the local
general sales tax rate by a fraction. The
numerator of the fraction is the number
of days you lived in the locality during
2012 and the denominator is the total
number of days in the year (366).
Example. You lived in Locality 1
from January 1 through August 31, 2012
(244 days), and in Locality 2 from September 1 through December 31, 2012
(122 days). The local general sales tax
rate for Locality 1 is 1%. The rate for
Locality 2 is 1.75%. You would enter
“0.667” on line 3 for the Locality 1
worksheet and “0.583” for the Locality
2 worksheet, figured as follows.

Locality 1:
Locality 2:

1.00 x 244/366 = 0.667
1.75 x 122/366 = 0.583

Line 6. If you lived in more than one
locality in the same state during 2012,
you should have completed line 1 only
on the first worksheet for that state and
separate worksheets for lines 2 through
6 for any other locality within that state
in which you lived during 2012. If you
checked the “Yes” box on line 6 of any
of those worksheets, multiply line 5 of
that worksheet by the amount that you
entered on line 1 for that state on the
first worksheet.
Line 7. Enter on line 7 any state and local general sales taxes paid on the following specified items. If you are completing more than one worksheet,
include the total for line 7 on only one
of the worksheets.
1. A motor vehicle (including a car,
motorcycle, motor home, recreational
vehicle, sport utility vehicle, truck, van,
and off-road vehicle). Also include any
state and local general sales taxes paid
for a leased motor vehicle. If the state
sales tax rate on these items is higher
than the general sales tax rate, only include the amount of tax you would have
paid at the general sales tax rate.
2. An aircraft or boat, if the tax rate
was the same as the general sales tax
rate.
3. A home (including a mobile
home or prefabricated home) or substantial addition to or major renovation of a
home, but only if the tax rate was the
same as the general sales tax rate and
any of the following applies.
a. Your state or locality imposes a
general sales tax directly on the sale of a
home or on the cost of a substantial addition or major renovation.
b. You purchased the materials to
build a home or substantial addition or
to perform a major renovation and paid
the sales tax directly.
c. Under your state law, your contractor is considered your agent in the
construction of the home or substantial
addition or the performance of a major
renovation. The contract must state that
the contractor is authorized to act in
your name and must follow your directions on construction decisions. In this
case, you will be considered to have pur-

chased any items subject to a sales tax
and to have paid the sales tax directly.
Do not include sales taxes paid on
items used in your trade or business. If
you received a refund of state or local
general sales taxes in 2012, see Refund
of general sales taxes, earlier.

Line 6
Real Estate Taxes
If you are a homeowner who
received assistance under a
State Housing Finance Agency
Hardest Hit Fund program or an Emergency Homeowners' Loan program, see
Pub. 530 for the amount you can deduct
on line 6.

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Include taxes (state, local, or foreign)
you paid on real estate you own that was
not used for business, but only if the taxes are assessed uniformly at a like rate
on all real property throughout the community, and the proceeds are used for
general community or governmental
purposes. Pub. 530 explains the deductions homeowners can take.
Do not include the following amounts
on line 6.
Itemized charges for services to
specific property or persons (for example, a $20 monthly charge per house for
trash collection, a $5 charge for every
1,000 gallons of water consumed, or a
flat charge for mowing a lawn that had
grown higher than permitted under a local ordinance).
Charges for improvements that
tend to increase the value of your property (for example, an assessment to
build a new sidewalk). The cost of a
property improvement is added to the
basis of the property. However, a charge
is deductible if it is used only to maintain an existing public facility in service
(for example, a charge to repair an existing sidewalk, and any interest included
in that charge).
If your mortgage payments include
your real estate taxes, you can deduct
only the amount the mortgage company
actually paid to the taxing authority in
2012.
If you sold your home in
real estate tax charged to
should be shown on your
statement and in box 5 of

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2012, any
the buyer
settlement
any Form

1099-S you received. This amount is
considered a refund of real estate taxes.
See Refunds and rebates, later. Any real
estate taxes you paid at closing should
be shown on your settlement statement.
You must look at your real estate tax bill to decide if any
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nondeductible itemized charges, such as those listed above, are included in the bill. If your taxing authority
(or lender) does not furnish you a copy
of your real estate tax bill, ask for it.

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Refunds and rebates. If you received a
refund or rebate in 2012 of real estate
taxes you paid in 2012, reduce your deduction by the amount of the refund or
rebate. If you received a refund or rebate
in 2012 of real estate taxes you paid in
an earlier year, do not reduce your deduction by this amount. Instead, you
must include the refund or rebate in income on Form 1040, line 21, if you deducted the real estate taxes in the earlier
year and the deduction reduced your tax.
See Recoveries in Pub. 525 for details
on how to figure the amount to include
in income.

Line 7
Personal Property Taxes
Enter the state and local personal property taxes you paid, but only if the taxes
were based on value alone and were imposed on a yearly basis.
Example. You paid a yearly fee for
the registration of your car. Part of the
fee was based on the car's value and part
was based on its weight. You can deduct
only the part of the fee that was based
on the car's value.

Line 8
Other Taxes
If you had any deductible tax not listed
on line 5, 6, or 7, list the type and
amount of tax. Enter only one total on
line 8. Include on this line income tax
you paid to a foreign country or U.S.
possession.
You may want to take a credit
for the foreign tax instead of a
deduction. See the instructions
for Form 1040, line 47, for details.

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Interest You Paid
Whether your interest expense is treated
as investment interest, personal interest,
or business interest depends on how and
when you used the loan proceeds. See
Pub. 535 for details.
In general, if you paid interest in
2012 that applies to any period after
2012, you can deduct only amounts that
apply for 2012.

Lines 10 and 11
Home Mortgage Interest
If you are a homeowner who
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State Housing Finance Agency
Hardest Hit Fund program or an Emergency Homeowners' Loan program, see
Pub. 530 for the amount you can deduct
on line 10 or 11.
A home mortgage is any loan that is secured by your main home or second
home. It includes first and second mortgages, home equity loans, and refinanced mortgages.
A home can be a house, condominium, cooperative, mobile home, boat, or
similar property. It must provide basic
living accommodations including sleeping space, toilet, and cooking facilities.
Limit on home mortgage interest. If
you took out any mortgages after October 13, 1987, your deduction may be
limited. Any additional amounts borrowed after October 13, 1987, on a
line-of-credit mortgage you had on that
date are treated as a mortgage taken out
after October 13, 1987. If you refinanced a mortgage you had on October
13, 1987, treat the new mortgage as taken out on or before October 13, 1987.
But if you refinanced for more than the
balance of the old mortgage, treat the
excess as a mortgage taken out after October 13, 1987.
See Pub. 936 to figure your deduction
if either (1) or (2) below applies. If you
had more than one home at the same
time, the dollar amounts in (1) and (2)
apply to the total mortgages on both
homes.
1. You took out any mortgages after
October 13, 1987, and used the proceeds
for purposes other than to buy, build, or

improve your home, and all of these
mortgages totaled over $100,000 at any
time during 2012. The limit is $50,000 if
married filing separately. An example of
this type of mortgage is a home equity
loan used to pay off credit card bills,
buy a car, or pay tuition.
2. You took out any mortgages after
October 13, 1987, and used the proceeds
to buy, build, or improve your home,
and these mortgages plus any mortgages
you took out on or before October 13,
1987, totaled over $1 million at any time
during 2012. The limit is $500,000 if
married filing separately.
If the total amount of all mortgages is more than the fair
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market value of the home, additional limits apply. See Pub. 936.

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Line 10
Enter on line 10 mortgage interest and
points reported to you on Form 1098 under your social security number (SSN).
If this form shows any refund of overpaid interest, do not reduce your deduction by the refund. Instead, see the instructions for Form 1040, line 21. If you
and at least one other person (other than
your spouse if filing jointly) were liable
for and paid interest on the mortgage,
and the interest was reported on Form
1098 under the other person's SSN, report your share of the interest on line 11
(as explained in the line 11 instructions).
If you paid more interest to the recipient than is shown on Form 1098, see
Pub. 936 to find out if you can deduct
the additional interest. If you can, attach
a statement explaining the difference
and enter “See attached” to the right of
line 10.
If you are claiming the mortgage interest credit (for holdCAUTION
ers of qualified mortgage credit certificates issued by state or local
governmental units or agencies), subtract the amount shown on Form 8396,
line 3, from the total deductible interest
you paid on your home mortgage. Enter
the result on line 10.

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Line 11
If you did not receive a Form 1098 from
the recipient, report your deductible
mortgage interest on line 11.

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If you bought your home from the recipient, be sure to show that recipient's
name, identifying number, and address
on the dotted lines next to line 11. If the
recipient is an individual, the identifying
number is his or her social security number (SSN). Otherwise, it is the employer
identification number. You must also let
the recipient know your SSN. If you do
not show the required information about
the recipient or let the recipient know
your SSN, you may have to pay a $50
penalty.
If you and at least one other person
(other than your spouse if filing jointly)
were liable for and paid interest on the
mortgage, and the other person received
the Form 1098, attach a statement to
your return showing the name and address of that person. To the right of
line 11, enter “See attached.”

Line 12
Points Not Reported on
Form 1098
Points are shown on your settlement
statement. Points you paid only to borrow money are generally deductible
over the life of the loan. See Pub. 936 to
figure the amount you can deduct.
Points paid for other purposes, such as
for a lender's services, are not deductible.
Refinancing. Generally, you must deduct points you paid to refinance a mortgage over the life of the loan. This is
true even if the new mortgage is secured
by your main home.
If you used part of the proceeds to
improve your main home, you may be
able to deduct the part of the points related to the improvement in the year paid.
See Pub. 936 for details.
If you paid off a mortgage early, deduct any remaining
points in the year you paid off
the mortgage. However, if you refinanced your mortgage with the same
lender, see Mortgage ending early in
Pub. 936 for an exception.

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Line 13
Mortgage Insurance
Premiums
Enter the qualified mortgage insurance
premiums you paid under a mortgage insurance contract issued after December
31, 2006, in connection with home acquisition debt that was secured by your
first or second home. Box 4 of Form
1098 may show the amount of premiums
you paid in 2012. If you and at least one
other person (other than your spouse if
filing jointly) were liable for and paid
the premiums in connection with the
loan, and the premiums were reported
on Form 1098 under the other person's
SSN, report your share of the premiums
on line 13. See Prepaid mortgage insurance premiums later if you paid any premiums allocable to any period after
2012.
Qualified mortgage insurance is
mortgage insurance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Housing Administration, or the Rural
Housing Service (or their successor organizations), and private mortgage insurance (as defined in section 2 of the
Homeowners Protection Act of 1998 as
in effect on December 20, 2006).
Mortgage insurance provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Rural Housing Service is commonly
known as a funding fee and guarantee
fee respectively. These fees can be de-

ducted fully in 2012 if the mortgage insurance contract was issued in 2012.
Contact the mortgage insurance issuer to
determine the deductible amount if it is
not included in box 4 of Form 1098.
Prepaid mortgage insurance premiums. If you paid qualified mortgage insurance premiums that are allocable to
periods after 2012, you must allocate
them over the shorter of:
The stated term of the mortgage, or
84 months, beginning with the
month the insurance was obtained.
The premiums are treated as paid in the
year to which they are allocated. If the
mortgage is satisfied before its term, no
deduction is allowed for the unamortized balance. See Pub. 936 for details.
The allocation rules, explained earlier, do not apply to qualified mortgage
insurance provided by the Department
of Veterans Affairs or the Rural Housing
Service (or their successor organizations).
Limit on amount you can deduct. You
cannot deduct your mortgage insurance
premiums if the amount on Form 1040,
line 38, is more than $109,000 ($54,500
if married filing separately). If the
amount on Form 1040, line 38, is more
than $100,000 ($50,000 if married filing
separately), your deduction is limited
and you must use the Mortgage Insurance Premiums Deduction Worksheet to
figure your deduction.

Line 14
Investment Interest
Investment interest is interest paid on
money you borrowed that is allocable to
property held for investment. It does not
include any interest allocable to passive
activities or to securities that generate
tax-exempt income.
Complete and attach Form 4952 to
figure your deduction.
Exception. You do not have to file
Form 4952 if all three of the following
apply.
1. Your investment interest expense
is not more than your investment income
from interest and ordinary dividends minus any qualified dividends.
2. You have no other deductible investment expenses.
3. You have no disallowed investment interest expense from 2011.
Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, including those reporCAUTION
ted on Form 8814, are not investment income.

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For more details, see Pub. 550.

Gifts to Charity
You can deduct contributions or gifts
you gave to organizations that are religious, charitable, educational, scientific,
or literary in purpose. You can also de-

Mortgage Insurance Premiums Deduction Worksheet—Line 13
Before you begin:
1.

Keep for Your Records

See the instructions for line 13 to see if you must use this worksheet to figure your deduction.

Enter the total premiums you paid in 2012 for qualified mortgage insurance for a contract issued after December 31,
2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.

Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.

3.

Enter $100,000 ($50,000 if married filing separately)

3.

4.

Is the amount on line 2 more than the amount on line 3?
No.
Yes.

5.

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1.

Your deduction is not limited. Enter the amount from line 1 above on Schedule A, line 13.
Do not complete the rest of this worksheet.
Subtract line 3 from line 2. If the result is not a multiple of $1,000 ($500 if married filing
separately), increase it to the next multiple of $1,000 ($500 if married filing separately).
For example, increase $425 to $1,000, increase $2,025 to $3,000; or if married filing
separately, increase $425 to $500, increase $2,025 to $2,500, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.

Divide line 4 by $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately). Enter the result as a decimal. If the result is 1.0 or more, enter
1.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.

6.

Multiply line 1 by line 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.

7.

Mortgage insurance premiums deduction. Subtract line 6 from line 1. Enter the result here and on Schedule A,
line 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.

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duct what you gave to organizations that
work to prevent cruelty to children or
animals. Certain whaling captains may
be able to deduct expenses paid in 2012
for Native Alaskan subsistence bowhead
whale hunting activities. See Pub. 526
for details.
To verify an organization's charitable
status, you can:
Check with the organization to
which you made the donation. The organization should be able to provide you
with verification of its charitable status.
Use our on-line search tool Exempt
Organizations Select Check to see if an
organization is eligible to receive
tax-deductible contributions (Publication
78 data). You can access Exempt Organizations Select Check at www.irs.gov/
charities under Search for Charities.
Call our Tax Exempt/Government
Entities Customer Account Services at
1-877-829-5500.

Examples of Qualified
Charitable Organizations
Churches, mosques, synagogues,
temples, etc.
Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs
of America, CARE, Girl Scouts, Goodwill Industries, Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Way, etc.
Fraternal orders, if the gifts will be
used for the purposes listed under Gifts
to Charity, earlier.
Veterans' and certain cultural
groups.
Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and
organizations whose purpose is to find a
cure for, or help people who have, arthritis, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes,
heart disease, hemophilia, mental illness
or retardation, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc.
Federal, state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public
purposes.

Amounts You Can Deduct
Contributions can be in cash, property,
or out-of-pocket expenses you paid to do
volunteer work for the kinds of organizations described earlier. If you drove to
and from the volunteer work, you can
take the actual cost of gas and oil or 14
cents a mile. Add parking and tolls to
the amount you claim under either meth-

od. But do not deduct any amounts that
were repaid to you.
Gifts from which you benefit. If you
made a gift and received a benefit in return, such as food, entertainment, or
merchandise, you can generally only deduct the amount that is more than the
value of the benefit. But this rule does
not apply to certain membership benefits
provided in return for an annual payment of $75 or less or to certain items or
benefits of token value. For details, see
Pub. 526.
Example. You paid $70 to a charitable organization to attend a fund-raising
dinner and the value of the dinner was
$40. You can deduct only $30.
Gifts of $250 or more. You can deduct
a gift of $250 or more only if you have a
statement from the charitable organization showing the information in (1) and
(2) next.
1. The amount of any money contributed and a description (but not value)
of any property donated.
2. Whether the organization did or
did not give you any goods or services
in return for your contribution. If you
did receive any goods or services, a description and estimate of the value must
be included. If you received only intangible religious benefits (such as admission to a religious ceremony), the organization must state this, but it does not
have to describe or value the benefit.
In figuring whether a gift is $250 or
more, do not combine separate donations. For example, if you gave your
church $25 each week for a total of
$1,300, treat each $25 payment as a separate gift. If you made donations
through payroll deductions, treat each
deduction from each paycheck as a separate gift. See Pub. 526 if you made a
separate gift of $250 or more through
payroll deduction.
You must get the statement by
the date you file your return or
the due date (including extensions) for filing your return, whichever
is earlier. Do not attach the statement to
your return. Instead, keep it for your records.

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Limit on the amount you can deduct.
See Pub. 526 to figure the amount of

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your deduction if any of the following
applies.
1. Your cash contributions or contributions of ordinary income property are
more than 30% of the amount on Form
1040, line 38.
2. Your gifts of capital gain property
are more than 20% of the amount on
Form 1040, line 38.
3. You gave gifts of property that
increased in value or gave gifts of the
use of property.

Amounts You Cannot
Deduct
Travel expenses (including meals
and lodging) while away from home,
unless there was no significant element
of personal pleasure, recreation, or vacation in the travel.
Political contributions.
Dues, fees, or bills paid to country
clubs, lodges, fraternal orders, or similar
groups.
Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery
tickets. But you may be able to deduct
these expenses on line 28. See the instructions for Line 28 for details.
Value of your time or services.
Value of blood given to a blood
bank.
The transfer of a future interest in
tangible personal property (generally,
until the entire interest has been transferred).
Gifts to individuals and groups that
are run for personal profit.
Gifts to foreign organizations. But
you may be able to deduct gifts to certain U.S. organizations that transfer
funds to foreign charities and certain
Canadian, Israeli, and Mexican charities.
See Pub. 526 for details.
Gifts to organizations engaged in
certain political activities that are of direct financial interest to your trade or
business. See section 170(f)(9).
Gifts to groups whose purpose is to
lobby for changes in the laws.
Gifts to civic leagues, social and
sports clubs, labor unions, and chambers
of commerce.
Value of benefits received in connection with a contribution to a charitable organization. See Pub. 526 for exceptions.
Cost of tuition. But you may be
able to deduct this as a job education ex-

pense on line 21; as a tuition and fees
deduction on Form 1040, line 34; or take
an education credit (see Form 8863).

Line 16
Gifts by Cash or Check
Enter on line 16 the total gifts you made
in cash or by check (including
out-of-pocket expenses).
Recordkeeping. For any contribution
made in cash, regardless of the amount,
you must maintain as a record of the
contribution a bank record (such as a
canceled check or credit card statement)
or a written record from the charity. The
written record must include the name of
the charity, date, and amount of the contribution. If you made contributions
through payroll deduction, see Pub. 526
for information on the records you must
keep. Do not attach the record to your
tax return. Instead, keep it with your
other tax records.

Line 17
Other Than by Cash or
Check
Enter your contributions of property. If
you gave used items, such as clothing or
furniture, deduct their fair market value
at the time you gave them. Fair market
value is what a willing buyer would pay
a willing seller when neither has to buy
or sell and both are aware of the conditions of the sale. For more details on determining the value of donated property,
see Pub. 561.
If the amount of your deduction is
more than $500, you must complete and
attach Form 8283. For this purpose, the
“amount of your deduction” means your
deduction before applying any income
limits that could result in a carryover of
contributions. If you deduct more than
$500 for a contribution of a motor vehicle, boat, or airplane, you must also attach a statement from the charitable organization to your return. The organization may use Form 1098-C to provide
the required information. If your total
deduction is over $5,000, you may also
have to get appraisals of the values of
the donated property. This amount is
$500 for certain contributions of clothing and household items (see below).

See Form 8283 and its instructions for
details.
Contributions of clothing and household items. A deduction for these contributions will be allowed only if the
items are in good used condition or better. However, this rule does not apply to
a contribution of any single item for
which a deduction of more than $500 is
claimed and for which you include a
qualified appraisal and Form 8283 with
your tax return.
Recordkeeping. If you gave property,
you should keep a receipt or written
statement from the organization you
gave the property to, or a reliable written
record, that shows the organization's
name and address, the date and location
of the gift, and a description of the property. For each gift of property, you
should also keep reliable written records
that include:
How you figured the property's
value at the time you gave it. If the value
was determined by an appraisal, keep a
signed copy of the appraisal.
The cost or other basis of the property if you must reduce it by any ordinary income or capital gain that would
have resulted if the property had been
sold at its fair market value.
How you figured your deduction if
you chose to reduce your deduction for
gifts of capital gain property.
Any conditions attached to the gift.
If your total deduction for gifts
of property is over $500, you
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gave less than your entire interest in the property, or you made a
“qualified conservation contribution,”
your records should contain additional
information. See Pub. 526 for details.

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Line 18
Carryover From Prior Year
Enter any carryover of contributions that
you could not deduct in an earlier year
because they exceeded your adjusted
gross income limit. See Pub. 526 for details.

Casualty and Theft
Losses
Line 20
Complete and attach Form 4684 to figure the amount of your loss to enter on
line 20.
You may be able to deduct part or all
of each loss caused by theft, vandalism,
fire, storm, or similar causes; car, boat,
and other accidents; and corrosive drywall. You may also be able to deduct
money you had in a financial institution
but lost because of the insolvency or
bankruptcy of the institution.
You can deduct personal casualty or
theft losses only to the extent that:
1. The amount of each separate
casualty or theft loss is more than $100,
and
2. The total amount of all losses
during the year (reduced by the $100
limit discussed in (1) above) is more
than 10% of the amount on Form 1040,
line 38.
Corrosive drywall losses. If you paid
for repairs to your personal residence or
household appliances because of corrosive drywall that was installed between
2001 and 2008, you may be able to deduct on line 20 those amounts paid. See
Pub. 547 for details.
Use Schedule A, line 23, to deduct
the costs of proving that you had a property loss. Examples of these costs are
appraisal fees and photographs used to
establish the amount of your loss.

Job Expenses and
Certain
Miscellaneous
Deductions
You can deduct only the part of these
expenses that exceeds 2% of the amount
on Form 1040, line 38.
Pub. 529 discusses the types of expenses that can and cannot be deducted.

Examples of Expenses You
Cannot Deduct
Political contributions.

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Legal expenses for personal matters that do not produce taxable income.
Lost or misplaced cash or property.
Expenses for meals during regular
or extra work hours.
The cost of entertaining friends.
Commuting expenses. See Pub.
529 for the definition of commuting.
Travel expenses for employment
away from home if that period of employment exceeds 1 year. See Pub. 529
for an exception for certain federal employees.
Travel as a form of education.
Expenses of attending a seminar,
convention, or similar meeting unless it
is related to your employment.
Club dues.
Expenses of adopting a child. But
you may be able to take a credit for
adoption expenses. See Form 8839 for
details.
Fines and penalties.
Expenses of producing tax-exempt
income.

Line 21
Unreimbursed Employee
Expenses
Enter the total ordinary and necessary
job expenses you paid for which you
were not reimbursed. (Amounts your
employer included in box 1 of your
Form W-2 are not considered reimbursements.)
An ordinary expense is one that is
common and accepted in your field of
trade, business, or profession. A necessary expense is one that is helpful and
appropriate for your business. An expense does not have to be required to be
considered necessary.
But you must fill in and attach Form
2106 if either (1) or (2), next, applies.
1. You claim any travel, transportation, meal, or entertainment expenses for
your job.
2. Your employer paid you for any
of your job expenses that you would
otherwise report on line 21.
If you used your own vehicle,
are using the standard mileage
rate, and (2) earlier, does not
apply, you may be able to file Form
2106-EZ instead.

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If you do not have to file Form 2106
or 2106-EZ, list the type and amount of
each expense on the dotted line next to
line 21. If you need more space, attach a
statement showing the type and amount
of each expense. Enter the total of all
these expenses on line 21.

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CAUTION

Do not include on line 21 any
educator expenses you deducted on Form 1040, line 23.

Examples of other expenses to include on line 21 are:
Safety equipment, small tools, and
supplies needed for your job.
Uniforms required by your employer that are not suitable for ordinary
wear.
Protective clothing required in your
work, such as hard hats, safety shoes,
and glasses.
Physical examinations required by
your employer.
Dues to professional organizations
and chambers of commerce.
Subscriptions to professional journals.
Fees to employment agencies and
other costs to look for a new job in your
present occupation, even if you do not
get a new job.
Certain business use of part of your
home. For details, including limits that
apply, use TeleTax topic 509 (see the
Form 1040 instructions) or see Pub. 587.
Certain educational expenses. For
details, use TeleTax topic 513 (see the
Form 1040 instructions) or see Pub. 970.
Reduce your educational expenses by
any tuition and fees deduction you
claimed on Form 1040, line 34.
You may be able to take a
credit for your educational expenses instead of a deduction.
See Form 8863 for details.

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Line 23
Other Expenses
Enter the total amount you paid to produce or collect taxable income and manage or protect property held for earning
income. But do not include any personal
expenses. List the type and amount of
each expense on the dotted lines next to
line 23. If you need more space, attach a
statement showing the type and amount
of each expense. Enter one total on
line 23.
Examples of expenses to include on
line 23 are:
Certain legal and accounting fees.
Clerical help and office rent.
Custodial (for example, trust account) fees.
Your share of the investment expenses of a regulated investment company.
Certain losses on nonfederally insured deposits in an insolvent or bankrupt financial institution. For details, including limits that apply, see Pub. 529.
Casualty and theft losses of property used in performing services as an employee from Form 4684, lines 32 and
38b, or Form 4797, line 18a.
Deduction for repayment of
amounts under a claim of right if $3,000
or less.
Convenience fee charged by the
card processor for paying your income
tax (including estimated tax payments)
by credit or debit card. The deduction is
claimed for the year in which the fee
was charged to your card.

Other Miscellaneous
Deductions
Line 28

Line 22
Tax Preparation Fees
Enter the fees you paid for preparation
of your tax return, including fees paid
for filing your return electronically. If
you paid your tax by credit or debit card,
include the convenience fee you were
charged on line 23 instead of this line.

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Only the expenses listed next can be deducted on this line. List the type and
amount of each expense on the dotted
lines next to line 28. If you need more
space, attach a statement showing the
type and amount of each expense. Enter
one total on line 28.
Gambling losses (gambling losses
include, but are not limited to, the cost
of non-winning bingo, lottery, and raffle
tickets), but only to the extent of gam-

bling winnings reported on Form 1040,
line 21.
Casualty and theft losses of income-producing property from Form
4684, lines 32 and 38b, or Form 4797,
line 18a.
Loss from other activities from
Schedule K-1 (Form 1065-B), box 2.
Federal estate tax on income in respect of a decedent.
Amortizable bond premium on
bonds acquired before October 23, 1986.

Deduction for repayment of
amounts under a claim of right if over
$3,000. See Pub. 525 for details.
Certain unrecovered investment in
a pension.
Impairment-related work expenses
of a disabled person.
For more details, see Pub. 529.

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Total Itemized
Deductions
Line 30
If you elect to itemize for state tax or
other purposes even though your itemized deductions are less than your standard deduction, check the box on line 30.

2012 Optional State and Certain Local Sales Tax Tables
Income
At
least

But
less
than

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

5

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

4.0000% Arizona

Alabama

5

Over
5

274
401
463
514

300
438
505
561

320
467
538
597

337
491
565
626

360
524
603
668

289
467
557
635

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

483
518
551
581
609

559
599
636
671
703

609
653
694
731
766

648
695
738
777
814

681
729
774
815
854

726
777
825
869
910

704 759 794 819 839 867
768 828 865 892 915 944
828 892 932 962 986 1018
883 952 994 1026 1051 1086
936 1008 1054 1087 1114 1150

646
695
738
781
818

745 811 862 904
802 872 927 972
850 925 983 1031
899 977 1038 1088
942 1024 1087 1139

963
1035
1097
1158
1213

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

2

3

4

5

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3
1

6.0000% California

6.6000% Arkansas

$0 $20,000 235
20,000 30,000 346
30,000 40,000 399
40,000 50,000 444

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

Exemptions
1

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

7.2500% Colorado

2.9000%
143
223
263
297

148
230
271
306

154
239
282
318

742 794 826 850 869 895
809 865 900 926 946 974
871 932 970 997 1019 1049
929 994 1034 1063 1087 1119
984 1052 1095 1126 1151 1184

273
296
317
337
356

298
323
347
369
389

315
341
366
389
410

327
354
380
404
426

337
365
391
416
439

350
380
407
432
456

1271
1389
1493
1596
1688

381
415
444
473
499

416
453
485
517
545

439
477
511
544
574

456
496
530
565
596

469
510
546
582
613

488
530
567
604
637

1002 1150 1249 1325 1388 1476 1710 1840 1922 1982 2030 2095 1693 1857 1960 2036 2098 2182 1790 1912 1988 2044 2088 2148

629

686

722

749

771

800

Connecticut

1005
1100
1183
1266
1340

1083
1185
1274
1363
1442

1131
1238
1331
1423
1507

1167
1277
1373
1468
1554

6.3500% District of Columbia

1196
1308
1406
1504
1592

358
575
686
781

1235
1351
1452
1553
1643

315
496
586
663

346
544
643
728

365
574
679
768

380
597
706
799

391
615
727
823

407
640
757
856

732 803 848 881 908 945
795 871 920 956 986 1025
853 936 988 1027 1058 1101
907 995 1050 1092 1125 1170
958 1051 1109 1153 1188 1236
1025
1116
1196
1274
1345

1124
1224
1311
1397
1475

1187
1292
1384
1475
1557

1233
1343
1438
1533
1618

6.0000% Florida

1271
1384
1482
1580
1667

1322
1440
1542
1643
1734

1056
1155
1242
1328
1405

1129
1235
1327
1419
1501

1175
1285
1380
1476
1561

1208
1321
1419
1517
1605

361
579
689
784

Over
5

138
214
253
286

346
557
664
757

353
566
674
767

5

130
203
240
271

337
543
648
738

343
550
655
745

Over
5

119
185
219
247

327
526
628
715

329
528
630
716

5

372
596
710
807

312
503
601
684

307
493
588
669

4

1235
1350
1451
1551
1641

4
4.0000% Hawaii

6.0000% Georgia

4.0000%

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

310
492
584
662

382
606
720
816

203
328
392
447

218
352
421
480

227
367
438
500

234
378
451
514

239
386
462
526

247
398
476
542

282
451
537
610

304
485
577
656

346
552
657
746

164
258
305
345

180
282
333
377

190
297
351
398

197
309
365
413

203
318
376
425

211
331
390
441

282
423
492
550

322
483
561
627

348
522
607
678

368
552
641
716

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

732 790 826 853 874 903
796 859 898 927 950 981
856 924 966 997 1021 1055
911 983 1028 1061 1088 1123
964 1040 1087 1122 1150 1188

497
542
584
624
661

532
581
626
668
708

555
605
652
696
738

571
623
671
717
759

584
637
687
733
777

602
656
708
755
800

676
735
792
844
893

727 758 782 801 826
791 825 851 871 899
851 888 916 938 967
907 947 976 999 1031
960 1002 1033 1057 1091

381
414
445
473
500

416
452
485
516
545

439
476
511
543
574

455
494
530
564
595

469
508
546
580
613

487
528
567
603
636

601
647
690
729
766

685
738
786
831
873

740
797
849
897
942

782 816 864
842 878 929
897 936 990
948 989 1046
995 1039 1099

1169
1277
1371
1464
1548

535
583
625
666
703

583
635
681
726
766

614
669
716
764
806

637
694
743
792
836

655
714
765
815
860

681 814
741 880
794 936
846 991
893 1041

927
1001
1065
1128
1184

1001
1081
1150
1218
1278

1723 1859 1943 2006 2055 2123 1211 1296 1350 1389 1420 1463 1612 1732 1806 1861 1905 1965

888

967 1016 1054 1084 1124 1282 1457 1572 1660 1731 1830

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

1032
1126
1208
1289
1362

334
531
630
715

1114
1215
1303
1391
1470

349
555
659
747

1165
1270
1363
1454
1536

361
573
680
771

1202
1311
1406
1501
1586

Idaho

370
587
697
790

1232
1344
1441
1538
1625

1272
1388
1488
1588
1678

6.0000% Illinois

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

349
519
601
670

445
659
762
849

475
702
812
904

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

731 847 925
786 910 993
837 969 1057
884 1023 1115
929 1073 1170

985
1057
1125
1187
1245

1034
1110
1181
1246
1306

1103
1184
1259
1328
1393

1321
1423
1511
1598
1676

1386
1493
1585
1676
1758

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

986
1064
1131
1198
1257

407
603
698
777

1139
1228
1305
1381
1449

710 761 792 816 834 859 958 1029
778 833 867 893 913 941 1046 1125
836 896 933 960 982 1012 1123 1207
895 959 998 1027 1051 1082 1200 1290
948 1015 1057 1088 1113 1146 1269 1364

1242
1338
1422
1504
1577

317
507
603
685

1074
1173
1260
1346
1423

327
522
621
706

1107
1209
1298
1387
1466

6.2500% Indiana

335
535
636
723

1134
1238
1329
1420
1501

7.0000% Iowa

290
449
529
596

307
476
560
631

321
496
583
657

332
512
602
678

346
535
628
707

306
473
556
626

337
522
613
690

598
648
695
739
780

656
711
762
809
854

694
752
805
855
902

723
782
838
890
938

746 778
807 842
865 902
918 957
968 1009

689
745
798
847
893

759 803 837 864 900
821 869 905 934 974
879 931 969 1000 1042
933 987 1028 1061 1106
983 1040 1083 1118 1165

1477 834 912
1591 907 992
1689 971 1061
1785 1034 1130
1872 1091 1192

963
1047
1120
1192
1257

1002
1089
1164
1239
1306

1034
1123
1200
1277
1346

1077
1170
1250
1330
1402

953
1035
1105
1176
1239

1049
1139
1217
1294
1363

358
552
649
731

1110
1205
1288
1369
1442

373
575
676
761

385
594
698
786

401
619
727
819

262
408
481
543

500 534
738 788
853 910
949 1013

1156
1255
1340
1425
1501

1193
1295
1383
1470
1549

1243
1349
1441
1532
1614

296
472
561
637

1058
1142
1214
1286
1349

6.0000% Kansas

384
576
669
748

1103
1191
1267
1341
1408

407
610
708
791

1167
1260
1340
1418
1488

6.3000%

399
598
695
777

462
691
803
897

705 766 804 833 856 886 849
767 833 875 906 930 964 913
825 896 941 974 1001 1037 973
878 955 1002 1038 1066 1104 1029
929 1010 1060 1098 1128 1168 1080

980
1054
1123
1186
1246

1066
1147
1222
1291
1356

1133
1219
1298
1371
1440

1188
1277
1361
1437
1509

1264
1359
1448
1529
1606

1323
1429
1519
1608
1688

1440
1554
1652
1749
1836

1529
1650
1754
1857
1949

1603
1729
1838
1946
2042

1705
1839
1955
2069
2171

996
1087
1166
1245
1316

322
513
610
692

1082
1181
1267
1353
1430

338
539
640
727

1136
1240
1331
1421
1502

350
558
663
753

1176
1284
1378
1471
1555

360
573
681
773

1208
1319
1415
1511
1597

373
594
706
801

1252
1366
1466
1565
1654

1148
1239
1318
1396
1466

503 536 562 599
753 801 840 894
875 930 975 1038
977 1038 1088 1158

1547 1779 1934 2054 2153 2290 1373 1496 1576 1637 1686 1754 1547 1702 1800 1874 1933 2014 1667 1812 1902 1969 2023 2095 1804 2076 2256 2394 2508 2666

Kentucky

6.0000% Louisiana

4.0000% Maine

5.0000% Maryland

6.0000% Massachusetts

6.2500%

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

254
400
472
535

279
438
517
585

295
462
545
617

306
480
567
641

316
494
584
660

329
514
607
686

187
300
357
407

201
322
383
436

210
336
400
454

216
346
411
468

221
354
421
479

228
364
434
493

173
279
333
379

186
299
357
406

194
312
372
423

200
321
383
436

205
329
392
446

211
339
404
460

251
399
475
539

273
434
515
585

287
456
541
614

297
472
561
636

306
486
576
654

318
504
598
678

213
330
388
438

232
359
422
475

244
377
443
499

253
390
458
516

260
401
471
530

270
416
488
550

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

590
640
688
731
773

645
700
752
799
844

680
738
792
842
889

707
766
823
874
923

728
789
847
900
951

756
820
880
936
988

451
491
528
563
596

483
526
566
604
639

503
548
590
629
666

518
564
608
648
685

530
577
621
662
701

546
595
640
682
722

420
458
494
527
558

451
491
529
564
598

469
511
551
588
623

483
527
567
605
641

495
539
580
619
656

510
555
598
638
675

597
650
700
745
789

648
704
758
807
854

680
739
795
847
896

704
765
823
877
927

723
786
846
901
952

750
815
876
933
987

482
522
559
593
626

523
565
606
643
678

548
593
635
674
711

568
614
658
698
736

583
631
675
717
755

604
653
700
742
782

120,000 827 903 951
140,000 901 984 1036
160,000 965 1054 1110
180,000 1029 1123 1183
200,000 1087 1186 1248

988
1075
1152
1227
1295

1017
1107
1185
1263
1333

1056
1150
1231
1312
1384

640
699
751
802
849

686
749
805
860
910

714
780
838
896
947

735
803
863
922
975

752 775
822 847
883 909
943 971
997 1027

599
656
705
754
798

642
702
755
807
854

668
731
786
840
889

688
752
809
865
915

704
770
827
884
936

725 846 916
793 924 1000
852 993 1073
911 1061 1146
964 1122 1212

960
1048
1125
1201
1270

994
1085
1164
1243
1314

1021
1114
1195
1276
1349

1058
1154
1238
1322
1397

668
726
777
827
871

724
786
841
894
943

759 785 806 835
824 853 876 907
881 911 936 969
937 969 995 1030
988 1021 1048 1085

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

200,000 or more

Income

1371 1494 1573 1631 1678 1742 1079 1156 1204 1239 1267 1305 1018 1089 1134 1166 1193 1228 1426 1539 1611 1665 1709 1769 1092 1180 1236 1277 1311 1356

Michigan

6.0000% Minnesota

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

244
381
450
509

266
415
489
553

280
436
514
581

290
452
533
602

298
465
548
618

309
482
568
641

284
453
538
611

304
484
575
653

316
503
598
679

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

561
608
653
694
733

609
661
709
753
795

640
694
744
791
835

663
718
771
819
864

681
738
792
841
888

706
765
821
872
920

676
735
791
842
891

723
786
845
900
952

120,000 783 850 892
140,000 853 925 971
160,000 913 991 1039
180,000 973 1056 1107
200,000 1027 1114 1168

924
1005
1076
1146
1209

949
1032
1105
1177
1241

983
1070
1145
1219
1286

955
1042
1119
1194
1262

1021
1114
1196
1276
1349

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

200,000 or more

6.8750% Mississippi

7.0000% Missouri

4.2250% Nebraska

5.5000%

535 578 611 638 675
803 867 916 956 1011
933 1008 1064 1111 1175
1043 1126 1189 1241 1312

187
293
346
391

209
327
386
436

223
349
412
465

234
366
431
487

243
379
447
505

255
398
469
530

269
429
509
578

291
463
550
624

304
484
575
653

314
500
594
674

752 773 790 813 1001
817 840 859 884 1078
879 904 924 951 1149
936 963 984 1013 1215
991 1019 1041 1071 1276

1140
1226
1307
1382
1452

1230
1324
1411
1491
1566

1299
1398
1490
1574
1653

1355
1458
1554
1642
1725

1433
1542
1643
1736
1823

431
468
502
534
564

481
521
559
594
628

513
556
596
634
669

537
582
624
663
700

557
603
647
688
726

584
633
678
721
761

640
696
748
797
843

691
751
808
861
911

723
786
845
900
952

746 765 791
812 832 860
873 895 925
930 953 985
983 1008 1042

1356
1465
1559
1651
1734

1542
1666
1772
1877
1970

1664
1797
1911
2024
2125

1757
1896
2017
2136
2242

1832
1978
2104
2228
2338

1937
2091
2223
2354
2471

603
656
703
749
791

671
730
782
833
879

715
778
833
888
936

749 776 813 904
814 844 884 986
872 903 946 1058
929 962 1008 1130
980 1015 1063 1194

976
1065
1143
1220
1289

1021
1114
1195
1276
1349

1062
1159
1243
1327
1403

325
518
615
698

1092
1192
1279
1365
1443

332
529
629
714

1116
1218
1307
1395
1474

342
544
647
734

1148
1253
1345
1435
1517

469
704
819
916

1294 1401 1469 1519 1560 1615 1599 1709 1777 1828 1868 1922 2136 2425 2615 2758 2876 3038

1054
1150
1234
1318
1393

322
513
609
691

1081
1179
1265
1351
1428

333
530
629
714

1116
1218
1307
1396
1475

997 1107 1178 1231 1275 1335 1512 1633 1708 1764 1808 1868

(Continued)

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Income
At
least

But
less
than

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

5

2

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3

6.8500% New Jersey

Nevada

4
3

5

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

7.0000% New Mexico

5

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

5.1250% New York

5

Over
5

Exemptions
1

2

3

4

5

4.0000% North Carolina

Over
5

4.7500%

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

285
441
518
584

310
478
562
633

326
502
590
664

337
520
611
688

360
554
650
732

298
473
562
637

318
505
599
679

356
565
670
760

276
432
511
577

297
466
550
621

311
486
574
649

320
502
592
669

328
514
607
685

339
530
626
707

171
270
320
363

183
289
343
388

190
301
357
404

196
310
367
416

200
317
375
425

206
326
386
437

253
390
457
515

283
436
511
575

302
465
546
614

317
488
572
644

329
506
593
667

345
530
622
700

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

642
695
745
791
834

696
754
807
857
903

731
790
847
898
947

756 776 804
818 840 870
876 899 931
929 954 988
980 1006 1041

705
766
823
877
927

751 780 801 818 840
816 847 870 888 913
878 911 936 955 982
934 970 996 1017 1045
988 1025 1053 1075 1105

636
690
740
787
830

685
743
797
847
894

715
776
832
884
933

738
800
858
912
963

756 780
819 845
879 907
934 964
986 1017

401
436
468
499
527

429
466
501
533
563

446
485
521
554
586

459
499
536
570
603

469
510
548
583
616

483
525
564
600
634

566
612
655
695
732

632
683
732
776
817

675
730
781
828
872

707
764
818
867
914

733
792
848
899
947

769
831
889
943
993

1183 888 956 998
1291 966 1040 1086
1384 1034 1113 1162
1477 1101 1185 1238
1560 1161 1250 1305

1029
1120
1198
1276
1346

564
615
659
703
743

603
658
705
752
794

627
684
733
782
826

645
703
754
804
849

659
719
770
822
868

679 781 872 930 974
740 847 946 1009 1057
793 905 1010 1078 1128
846 962 1073 1145 1199
893 1013 1130 1206 1263

1010
1096
1170
1243
1309

1059
1149
1226
1303
1372

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000 891 964 1011
140,000 968 1048 1098
160,000 1035 1120 1174
180,000 1101 1192 1248
200,000 1161 1256 1316

200,000 or more

Income

1045
1135
1213
1291
1360

347
534
627
706

1073
1165
1245
1324
1395

1111
1206
1289
1370
1444

993
1083
1162
1240
1310

1058
1154
1238
1321
1395

330
524
622
705

1098
1198
1285
1371
1448

339
538
639
724

1128
1230
1319
1408
1487

346
550
652
739

1151
1256
1347
1437
1518

1054
1147
1227
1307
1379

1087
1183
1266
1348
1422

1455 1573 1646 1701 1745 1805 1657 1765 1831 1880 1920 1972 1459 1570 1639 1690 1731 1786

North Dakota 5.0000% Ohio

5.5000% Oklahoma

938 1002 1042 1072 1095 1127 1263 1409 1503 1573 1630 1709

4.5000% Pennsylvania

6.0000% Rhode Island

7.0000%

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

194
304
360
407

216
337
399
451

230
359
424
479

241
376
443
501

250
389
459
518

262
408
481
543

262
417
495
561

282
447
531
602

294
466
553
628

303
481
570
647

310
492
583
662

320
507
601
682

272
414
484
543

312
473
552
619

337
512
597
669

357
541
632
708

396
599
699
783

236
367
433
489

254
396
467
527

266
414
488
550

275
427
503
568

282
438
516
582

291
453
533
601

271
415
486
545

296
452
529
594

312
476
557
625

323
494
577
648

333
508
594
666

345
527
616
692

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

449
488
524
557
589

497
539
579
615
650

528
573
615
653
690

552
598
642
682
720

571
619
664
706
745

598
648
695
738
779

621
675
726
773
817

666
724
778
829
876

694
755
811
864
913

715
777
836
890
941

732
795
855
910
962

754
819
881
938
992

595
642
686
727
765

678
732
782
828
871

733
791
845
894
941

775 809 857
836 873 924
893 932 986
945 986 1044
994 1037 1098

538
583
625
664
701

580
628
673
715
755

606
656
704
747
788

625
677
726
771
813

641
694
744
790
833

662
717
768
816
860

598
646
691
732
770

652
703
752
796
838

685
740
791
837
881

710
767
819
868
913

731
789
843
893
939

758
818
874
926
975

631
687
737
786
830

695
757
811
865
913

738 770 797 833 876
803 838 867 906 955
860 897 928 970 1025
917 956 988 1033 1094
968 1009 1043 1090 1156

939
1024
1099
1173
1239

978
1067
1145
1222
1291

1008
1099
1179
1258
1329

1031
1124
1206
1287
1360

1062 815 927
1159 883 1004
1243 942 1071
1326 1000 1136
1401 1052 1195

1001
1084
1155
1226
1289

749 806 842 869 890 919 821 893 939 973
814 876 915 944 968 999 889 967 1017 1054
871 937 979 1010 1035 1068 948 1032 1084 1124
927 998 1042 1075 1101 1137 1007 1095 1151 1193
978 1052 1099 1133 1161 1198 1059 1152 1211 1254

1000
1083
1155
1226
1290

1038
1124
1198
1272
1338

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

South Carolina

6.0000% South Dakota 4.0000% Tennessee

284
448
531
602

305
481
570
646

318
502
594
673

345
545
645
731

262
398
464
519

301
455
531
594

326
493
574
643

345
522
608
680

361
545
635
711

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

665
722
776
825
872

713
775
832
886
936

744 766 784 808
808 832 851 877
868 894 914 942
923 951 973 1002
975 1005 1028 1059

569
613
654
692
728

650
701
748
791
832

704
758
809
856
900

745
802
856
906
952

778 824 929
838 888 1003
895 948 1073
946 1002 1136
995 1054 1196

934
1017
1090
1163
1228

1002
1092
1170
1248
1318

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

1104
1195
1273
1350
1420

1168
1264
1346
1428
1501

1048 1151 1219 1270 1312 1370 1463 1568 1634 1682 1720 1772 1307 1482 1598 1686 1758 1858 1226 1319 1377 1420 1454 1501 1315 1430 1502 1556 1600 1659

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

1058
1145
1220
1294
1361

374
566
660
739

1044
1138
1220
1301
1373

327
517
612
693

1075
1172
1256
1339
1414

335
529
626
709

1100
1199
1285
1370
1447

1134
1235
1324
1412
1491

775 885 957 1013
838 957 1035 1095
892 1019 1102 1166
946 1080 1168 1236
994 1135 1228 1298

1058
1143
1218
1291
1356

383
578
673
754

1120
1211
1289
1367
1436

422
645
754
847

1275
1381
1474
1565
1647

7.0000% Texas

477 512 539 561 591
727 780 821 854 899
850 912 959 998 1051
954 1024 1076 1119 1178
1046
1129
1207
1278
1345

1122
1211
1294
1370
1442

1180
1273
1360
1440
1516

1227
1324
1414
1497
1576

1291
1393
1488
1576
1658

1433
1553
1656
1758
1849

1536
1664
1774
1883
1981

1614
1748
1864
1978
2081

1678
1817
1937
2056
2162

1766
1912
2038
2162
2274

301
478
567
643

6.2500% Utah
271
418
490
552

303
467
548
616

324
498
585
658

340
522
613
689

711 775 815 844 868 900
773 842 885 918 943 978
831 905 952 986 1014 1052
885 964 1013 1050 1080 1120
936 1019 1071 1110 1142 1184

607
656
703
745
785

677
732
784
831
876

723
781
836
887
934

757 785 823
818 849 890
876 908 952
929 963 1009
978 1014 1063

1268 838 934
1383 910 1014
1483 972 1083
1583 1033 1151
1672 1089 1212

997
1081
1155
1227
1292

1092
1191
1277
1363
1440

345
547
650
737

1148
1252
1343
1433
1514

357
567
673
764

1189
1297
1391
1484
1568

368
583
692
785

4.7000%

381
605
718
814

1002
1093
1173
1251
1322

328
521
618
701

1223
1334
1430
1526
1612

1044
1132
1209
1285
1353

352
542
635
715

1082
1173
1253
1331
1402

370
568
667
750

1134
1230
1313
1395
1469

1550 1663 1733 1784 1825 1881 1229 1403 1516 1603 1674 1772 2047 2297 2459 2582 2682 2820 1672 1820 1914 1983 2038 2114 1359 1513 1612 1686 1747 1830

Vermont

6.0000% Virginia

4.0000% Washington

6.5000% West Virginia

6.0000% Wisconsin

5.0000%

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

176
267
312
349

190
287
335
375

198
300
349
391

204
309
360
403

209
316
369
413

216
326
380
426

176
271
318
358

198
305
358
403

213
327
384
432

224
344
403
454

233
358
419
472

246
377
442
496

305
487
580
659

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

382
412
440
466
490

411
443
473
500
526

428
462
493
521
548

441
476
508
537
565

452
487
520
550
578

466
502
536
567
596

394
426
456
484
510

442
478
512
543
573

474
513
549
582
613

498
539
576
611
644

518
560
599
635
669

545
589
630
668
703

730 789 826 854 876 906
794 859 899 929 953 986
855 924 968 1000 1026 1061
911 985 1031 1066 1093 1130
965 1043 1091 1128 1157 1196

522
564
601
638
671

560
605
645
684
719

583
631
672
713
749

601
650
692
734
771

615
665
708
751
789

634
686
730
774
813

545
592
632
673
709

611
663
708
753
794

654
710
758
806
849

687
745
796
846
890

713
774
826
878
925

750
814
869
923
972

830

889

926

953

975 1005

887

992 1059 1111 1153 1211 1742 1881 1969 2033 2085 2155 1692 1865 1974 2056 2122 2212 1371 1485 1556 1609 1651 1708

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

Income

187
299
356
404

201
321
382
434

210
334
398
452

216
344
409
465

221
352
419
476

228
363
432
490

50,000 60,000
60,000 70,000
70,000 80,000
80,000 90,000
90,000 100,000

448
487
524
559
591

480
522
562
599
634

500
544
586
624
660

515
560
603
642
680

527
573
617
657
695

543
590
635
677
716

634
693
744
794
840

680
742
797
851
900

708
773
830
886
937

729
796
854
912
964

745 768
814 838
873 900
933 961
986 1016

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

200,000 or more

1118
1221
1312
1401
1482

345
552
657
746

1171
1279
1373
1466
1551

357
570
679
771

1209
1321
1418
1515
1602

366
585
696
791

1240
1355
1454
1554
1643

379
605
720
818

1282
1401
1504
1606
1698

315
495
586
663

412
649
767
868

247
392
466
528

268
425
505
572

281
446
529
600

291
461
547
620

298
473
561
637

309
490
581
659

732 807 854 890 918 958
794 875 927 965 997 1039
852 940 995 1036 1070 1115
906 999 1058 1102 1138 1186
957 1055 1117 1164 1201 1252

584
634
682
726
768

633
688
739
787
832

663
721
775
825
872

686
745
801
853
902

704
765
822
875
925

728
791
851
906
957

1340 822 891
1459 897 972
1562 962 1042
1665 1026 1112
1757 1084 1175

934
1019
1092
1165
1231

966
1053
1129
1205
1273

991
1081
1159
1237
1306

1025
1118
1199
1279
1352

1024
1116
1195
1274
1344

347
546
646
731

1129
1229
1317
1403
1481

368
578
684
774

1195
1302
1394
1486
1568

383
603
713
806

1245
1356
1452
1548
1633

395
622
736
832

1285
1399
1499
1597
1686

4.0000%

Wyoming

$0 $20,000
20,000 30,000
30,000 40,000
40,000 50,000

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

1035
1130
1214
1297
1372

330
527
627
713

Note. Alaska does not have a state sales tax. Alaska residents should follow the instructions on the next page to
determine their local sales tax amount.
1 The California table includes the 1.25% uniform local sales tax rate in addition to the 6% state sales tax rate for a total
of 7.25%.
2 The Nevada table includes the 2.25% uniform local sales tax rate in addition to the 4.6000% state sales tax rate.
3 Residents of Salem County, New Jersey should deduct only half of the amount in the state table.
4 The 4.0000% rate for Hawaii is actually an excise tax but is treated as a sales tax for purposes of this deduction.

1066 1142 1189 1223 1251 1288

A-14

Which Optional Local Sales Tax Table Should I Use?
IF you live in
the state of...

AND you live in...

THEN use
Local Table...

Any locality

C
A

Arkansas

Mesa or Tucson
Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Yuma, or any other locality
Any locality

Colorado

Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Denver City/Denver
County, El Paso County, Larimer County, Pueblo County, or any other locality

Alaska
Arizona

B

Aurora, City of Boulder, Fort Collins, Jefferson County, Lakewood, Longmont, or City of Pueblo

C
A

Arvada, Greeley, Thornton, Westminster

B
C

Georgia

Any locality

B

Illinois

Any locality

A

Louisiana
Missouri
New York

Any locality
Any locality
Chautauqua County, Chenango County, Columbia County, Delaware County, Greene County, Hamilton
County, Madison County, Tioga County, Wayne County, New York City, or Norwich City

C

One of the following counties: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chemung, Clinton,
Cortland, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe,
Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam,
Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,
Suffolk, Sullivan, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester, Wyoming, or Yates
Or the City of Oneida
Any other locality
Any locality
Newberry County

B

North Carolina
South Carolina

B
A

D
A
A

Cherokee County, Chesterfield County, Darlington County, Dillon County, Horry County, Jasper County,
Lee County, Lexington County, Myrtle Beach, Charleston County, or any other locality

B

Tennessee
Utah
Virginia

Any locality
Any locality
Any locality

B
A
B

West Virginia

Huntington, Williamstown
Any other locality

C
None

2012 Optional Local Sales Tax Tables for Certain Local Jurisdictions
(Based on a local sales tax rate of 1 percent)*
Income
At
least

But
less
than

Local Table A

Local Table B

Local Table C

Exemptions

Exemptions

Exemptions

1

2

3

4

49 51
75 78
88 92
99 103

5

Over
5

1

2

3

4

5

Over
5

$0
20,000
30,000
40,000

$20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000

42
65
76
86

46
71
84
94

50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000

60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000

95
103
110
117
123

104
112
120
128
135

109
118
127
134
142

113
123
132
140
147

117
126
135
144
151

122
132
141
149
157

109
117
126
133
140

123
133
142
150
158

133
143
153
162
170

140
151
161
170
179

145
157
168
177
187

154
166
177
187
197

100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000

120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000

132
143
153
163
172

144
156
167
178
187

151
164
176
187
197

157
171
182
194
204

162
176
188
200
210

168
182
195
207
218

149
162
172
183
193

168
182
195
206
217

181
196
209
222
233

191
206
220
233
245

199
215
229
243
255

209
227
241
256
269

200,000 or more

216 235 247 256

52 54
80 84
94 98
106 111

1

50 56
61
64 67 71 63
76 86
92
97 102 107 95
88 100 108 114 119 125 111
99 112 121 127 133 140 125

2

3

4

5

Local Table D
Over
5

Exemptions
1

3

4

5

Over
5

72 77
108 117
126 136
141 152

82 85 90
123 128 136
143 150 158
160 167 177

136
147
157
166
174

155
166
178
188
198

166
179
191
202
213

176
189
202
213
224

183
197
210
222
234

193
208
222
235
246

100
109
117
125
132

107
117
125
133
141

112
121
130
139
147

115
125
134
143
151

117
128
137
146
154

121
131
141
150
159

186
201
214
227
238

210
227
242
256
269

226
244
260
276
290

238
258
274
291
305

248
268
286
303
318

262
283
301
319
335

141
154
165
176
186

151
165
176
188
199

157
171
183
196
207

161
176
189
201
212

165
180
193
206
217

170
185
198
212
223

263 273 239 269 289 304 317 333 295

333 358

43
68
80
91

2

46 48 49 50 52
72 75 78 79 82
86 89 92 94 97
97 101 104 106 109

377 392 414 235 251 261 268 274 282

*If your local rate is different from 1 percent, the local portion of your deduction for sales tax will be proportionally larger or smaller. See the
instructions for line 3 of the State and Local General Sales Tax Deduction Worksheet.

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