Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I recommend following the steps below to ensure your return is populated correctly.

Review your entry in the Federal interview section of the program.

1. Select Deductions & Credits
2. Scroll down to All Tax Breaks and select Charitable Donations
3. Select Start to the right of Donations to Charity in 2020
4. Proceed to enter the details of your charitable cash contribution by entity as applicable in this section.
5. Once you have completed entering your details, select Done with Charitable Donations

Continue through the screens until you see the screen titled Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act.  You will be able to confirm the amount of your cash contributions on this screen.  (This screen will only show up if you are taking the standard deduction.)

Your input in both of the sections above will ensure you are either able to take the deduction if you are able to itemize, or will pick up the adjustment if you are taking the standard deduction.

In the past, you were only able to claim a credit for donations if you itemized your deductions. 

However, in 2020, you are able to take a $300 above the line adjustment for cash contributions made to a qualifying charity.

See the following link for more information.

Cash charitable donations information