state income tax refund taxable for federal return

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Taxpayer is partner in a partnership that makes PTET election and pays state income tax on behalf of partner.  The state treats the PTET payment as a tax credit similar to an estimated tax payment.  As a consequence of the PTET payment, the partner receives a state income tax deduction in the following taxable year (the year in which the state and federal income tax returns are filed).  Due to the tax benefit rules and $10,000 SALT limitation, the individual Lacerte software program does not tax that refund because it assumes no tax benefit.  That position is contrary to what the AICPA publishes on its tax site essentially taking the position that, unless the refund is deemed not to be taxable (i.e., is excludable), it is taxable for federal purposes.  Is there a workaround in Lacerte to get the program to pick up the state income tax refund as an addition to federal gross income for the year in which it is received, and, if so, what is that workaround?