1/4/18
Phase II has been released ahead of schedule. Calculated General Sales Tax amounts based on the roll out of Phase I are carrying to the Schedule A, line 5.
1/3/18
Phase II scheduled release for Friday, January 5th, 2018. This will complete the new process of claiming the General Sales Tax Deduction.
12/27/17
Phase I Released: Now, when accessing the General Sales Tax Worksheet screen, your state will automatically be determined by the zip code provided. You are no longer required to manually select the applicable state from a drop-down menu.
Note: With the new implementation of not requiring the state selection from a drop-down menu, Phase II should be released next week to carry applicable figures to Line 5 of Schedule A.
12/22/17
The issue has been fixed and will be corrected live with the next production deployment. The next deployment is tentatively scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, December 27th.
12/12/17
The state selection drop down within the General Sales Tax Worksheet menu was incorrectly removed as a result of this mornings production deployment. Currently, if you complete the General Sales Tax Worksheet, when attempting to save your entry, the screen will validate because the zip code entered does not match the state selected (this is because you are unable to choose a state).
A current workaround to claim the General Sales Tax Deduction would be to visit IRS.gov using the link provided within the General Sales Tax Deduction menu. Once you have obtained the applicable general sales tax amount, click the “Override” button to manually enter your deduction.