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I finally got an answer on the phone from TurboTax! The latest person I talked with said to put nothing there - no zeros, no numbers. That finally did it!
Yes, you are correct. When itemizing deductions, and not claiming the standard deduction, the extra Cares Act donation deduction is not available.
1. To enter charitable donations in TurboTax Online, follow these steps:
2. To do this in TurboTax CD/Download, follow these steps:
Do not enter anything more for the amount. If there is an amount prepopulated here, do not adjust it. Proceed through the rest of the interview.
Run the Review again. This should clear the error.
Keep in mind, the advantage to standard deduction filers was not the only provision for increasing charitable contributions from the Cares Act. Donations were allowed up to 100% of adjusted gross income, as well. For more information, see: Charitable Contribution Deductions | Internal Revenue Service
Hello, I followed your above instruction but I don't see this tab " Wrap Up Tax Breaks" under the Deductions & Credits. Is it under a specific category? Thanks.
It sounds like you may be in the desktop version of the software.
Scroll down to #2 in the instructions by KathrynG3. You will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Deductions & Credit screen and select Done with Deductions.
I am using the CD version of TT2020. I am NOT taking the standard deduction and am itemizing my deductions. The amount I enter for Charitable Donations shows up on the form for 1040 worksheets to the left of Boxes 10a and 10B. It does not show up on Form 1040, just the worksheets. However when I file my taxes online from Turbotax, the return is rejected stating that the Total Adjustments should deduct the charitable donations in box 10. By the way they are also included in line 12 as itemized deductions and on Schedule A Line 11 only.
I cannot file my taxes online and TT says I need to print the 100 plus pages for both federal and state and mail them in to both the IRS and CA FTB. What's the use of using TurboTax when it has this apparent error. VERY FRUSTRATED.
Good news. I tweaked the TT file enough and refiled through TT and the return went through.
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