I hope your accountant finds some way to reduce your tax bill.
But I have a different outlook on your being double taxed. The way I see i t is that there should be no deductions for local property taxes and local income taxes. Your local taxes pay for local government and local services . And as I see it, all the things your local taxes pay for have nothing to do with what the federal taxes pay for. that
If you pay high local taxes , you should be getting excellent local governm ent. And why should the federal government pay ( by giving a tax deduction ) for your local services. that that
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I realise not many think like that. But can you think of a logical reason for local taxes being able to be deducted from federal taxes? The same ap plies to the deduction of mortgage payments. On the other hand I can see t he school expenses being deductible. In that having an educated population benefits the whole nation.
Dan