Itemized on Sch A does not agree to p , line #8. Itemized on Sch A $24,513 but p 1 is $26,600. Itemized are taxes $10k, mrtg int of $11,409 and charities of $3,104.

[Ed-Fred]

I can not tie out the Schedule A detail of itemized per Schedule A to what is carried into page one.   What could account for this difference? - the difference was the additional $1,300 of std deduction as this joint return had two taxpayers who were both over age 65 - it would be helpful if this was documented in the trail of itemized per Sch A into page one of the return.   This is no longer an outstanding question.

[SteamTrain · Accepted solution]

Check...thus you only used the 24,000 MFJ Std Deduction...plus 2x1300 for  over 65.  and the Itemized deductions were not used at all.  There are two software summary pages in a row that show it as a "Standard Deduction" = 26,600...but no place on the actual tax forms for that clarification.