So.. I just figured out what is happening. There is a bug in the website. The $500 in my return was it being set to itemized.. but then I changed it to standard on one screen and it stayed at $500 even though my itemized deductions are 17k. There is another screen that when set, changes the figure.. but you can by pass this by jumping ahead for the options above. So it looks like you are doing standard, but in fact, you are not.
