[God luvs America]

i can- but why should i have to prove taxes I’ve already paid to local gov’t??

[humblegunner]

When you wrote the checks, did you use abbreviations, improper capitalization and multiple punctuation?

[deport]

I can’t answer that as I’m not the one asking you to do so. Why don’t you ask them.
My guess is you took them as a deduction on the Fed taxes.

[Fast Moving Angel]

why should i have to prove taxes I’ve already paid to local gov’t??

Because AFAIK, the IRS' computers don't "talk" to local governments' computers and therefore have no way of verifying your claim of payment. If there were a question over, say, whether you had paid your NY *state* income taxes, the IRS wouldn't have an issue because the IRS' computers "talk" to the state computers and they could easily verify it.