I'm having trouble finding the appropriate location to enter state PTE payments made in a way that will impact the federal deductions, while leaving the state level un-altered.  I've spoken with support, and their solution was to essentially enter it in the normal deduction fields, and use state level overrides to alter the state figures.  Surely there is a more appropriate and efficient method to accomplish this.  Any help is appreciated!  The states in question are WI, IL, AR, KS & MO.