Not Able to E-File - Item Donation Form Blocking

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March 31, 2026
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Previously for all other tax years and using ItsDuductible, the Date Acquired and Cost-Adjusted Basis fields for items donated like clothing, etc. were all blank. This year the form is making it mandatory and you cannot e-file through the desktop software. I already tried and paid the fee but now stuck in a loop until those fields are entered. This appears to be a bug on the form since previous years these were allowed to be blank.

DaveF1006

Level 15

Based on similar reports for the 2025 tax year (filing in 2026), you are likely experiencing a known software bug in the Desktop version where Form 8283 is not properly generating for "item" donations.In past years, ItsDeductible grouped non-cash donations like clothing and household items together and left fields such as Date Acquired and Cost-Adjusted Basis empty. This year, the software is incorrectly requiring those fields to be filled in.

Immediate Solutions & Workarounds

Wait for/Apply Updates: This issue was targeted for a fix in weekly software updates. Ensure your TurboTax desktop software is fully updated to the latest version before filing (go to Online -> Check for Updates).
Delete and Re-enter: Delete the charitable donation worksheets and Form 8283, then re-enter the data.
Reduce Value: Some users found that reducing the total item donation value to under $500 allows it to process without the mandatory date/basis questions, even if the actual donation was more.
Unused Charity Bug: If you enter items for one charity and then delete a different, unused charity, all "item" donations may disappear. The current suggested workflow is: delete all charities you did not use, then enter items for the charities you did use.
Enter "Various": For the "Date Acquired" field, try entering "Various" (if allowed) or a general date like 01/01/2025 if the clothing was owned for more than a year.

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Spike87Author

Level 2

Thanks, I had posted in another post what I did to fix some issues and there is still one issue. When you import from Deductible Duck using TXF, the worksheet/form is not complete and needs review. You can walk through the Step-by-Step to fix some of the missing information but then Cost Basis is still required for a one donation, Household items, multi-item entry, acquired over multiple dates/years. I think it is still a form issue, have not tried to redo e-file with this one issue.