You can deduct charitable donations if you make them to qualified organizations and you itemize your deductions.
To itemize, you need to:
- Keep track of what you contributed to charity during the year
- Maintain supporting documentation, such as receipts
That might sound like a lot of recordkeeping, but it can pay off if your total itemized deductions are higher than the standard deduction.
For tax year 2023, the standard deduction is:
- Single taxpayers: $13,850
- Married taxpayers filing a joint return: $27,700
- Heads of household: $20,800
To get started, enter your donations into TurboTax.
TurboTax Online
- Sign in to your TurboTax account.
- Use the Jump-to link to go directly to the Donations to Charity section in TurboTax.
- Select the Yes button to answer the question: Did you make any donations to charity in 2023?
- If you have an account with ItsDeductible, select Yes to begin the process of importing your donation information; if you select No, continue to the next step.
- On the Donations screen, answer Yes to the question: Do you want to enter your donations for 2023?
- Fill out your donations on the, Let’s enter your donations one at a time screen .
- Once all your donations have been entered, select the button for Done on the Review All Your Charities screen.
TurboTax Desktop
- Open your TurboTax software.
- Under Federal Taxes, select Deductions & Credits.
- When asked How do you want to enter your deductions and credits?, select I'll choose what I work on.
- Scroll down to Charitable Donations and click the Visit All button.
- Select the Yes button to answer the question: Did you make any donations to charity in 2023?
- If you have an account with ItsDeductible, select Yes to begin the process of importing your donation information; if you select No, continue to the next step.
- On the Donations screen, answer Yes to the question: Do you want to enter your donations for 2023?
- Fill out your donations on the, Let’s enter your donations one at a time screen.
- Once all your donations have been entered, select the button for Done on the Review All Your Charities screen.
