There are many reasons that expenses entered for tools and charitable contributions may not seem to make a difference on your main tax results. If the total of your itemized deductions is less than the standard deduction, TurboTax will default to using the standard deduction.
Another reason you may not be seeing a difference in your federal tax results is due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed in 2017 which among the changes in the Act suspended the deduction for work-related education expenses & unreimbursed employee business expenses from 2018 through 2025 for most filers.
Helpful links:
Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions: Which Is Better?
Standard vs Itemized Deduction Calculator
Are Unreimbursed Employee Expenses Deductible?
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