Yes, if you claimed the Standard Deduction on your federal return, you can still itemize your deductions on the Hawaii return.
When you must itemize
You must itemize deductions on your Hawaii return if:
- You are Married Filing Separately, and
- Your spouse itemizes deductions on their Hawaii return.
Program Entry
To itemize on your Hawaii return, you must first complete the Itemized Deductions section in the federal return. This allows the software to transfer your deduction information to Hawaii. Completing this section does not mean you must itemize on your federal return.
To make Itemized Deduction entries on the federal return:
- Federal section
- Deductions section
- Begin on Itemized Deductions
To make manual entries on the Hawaii state return:
- State Section
- Edit Hawaii state return
- Begin on Itemized Deductions