On the Federal Review Tax Breakdown screen, why does it tell me I have $21,836 in deductions then say I get the standard deduction of $12,950 for a Single filer?

[jloewenberg1]

This is on the the Federal Review explainwhy/Tax Breakdown screen for the 2022 tax year... Doesn't that seem off??

[Critter-3]

Those are your ITEMIZED deductions and you get to take the larger of the standard deduction or itemized deductions.

[jloewenberg1]

But then why does it say my itemized deduction is only $1,807 when I drill into why they're choosing to give me the standard deduction on the screen in the third screenshot attached? #1#2#3#4

[Bsch4477]

Not sure what your confusion is. Your standard deduction of 12,950 is greater than your itemized deductions of 1,807 so the program is correctly giving you the larger standard deduction. 

[taxlady28]

I see the confusion and have no idea what is causing it.  Contact TurboTax support and have them go through this return and see what is causing this.

[VolvoGirl]

The $21,836 is probably all the deductions you entered but some deductions are limited like Medical and Taxes.   Did you enter any Medical?  For Medical only the amount over 7.5% of your AGI is deductible.  

[taxlady28]

VolvoGirl is such an amazing asset for this board.  She is so familiar with the software and can identify and then clearly explain the issues.  What a great answer.