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Show Tax Reductions On Federal Income , Reports Explained j You may deduct certain state ! and local taxes on Federal income in-come tax returns, said Roland V. Wise, District Director of the In- j, ternal Revenue Service for Utah, j For the first time, sales and gasoline tax tables are printed j in the 1010 instruction for the convience of taxpayers. If you elect to itemize your do-1 ductiuns, you CAN deduct perso- nal property taxes, state income j taxes, and real estate taxes. You can also deduct state or local general sales taxes, and state gasoline taxes. Certain state and local taxes the not deductible on your Federal Fed-eral return, Mr. Wise said. These include liquor and cigarette taxes, tax-es, auto license fees in most cases and other items such as water taxes, hunting and fishing licenses, and dog licenses. The total state sales tax which you paid is deductible.. If you failed to keep accurate records of purchases to which state sales tax applied, you may deduct the amount indicated on the Sales Tax Table published by the Internal In-ternal Revenue Service. If you had state income tax withheld from your salary, or if you made estimated state income tax payments, you can deduct the amounts for the year in which |