Thanks.
Yes I am limited by the $10k state tax rule. And that was identified correctly by TurboTax, but I still meet the itemized threshold.
The Cares Act donation has been / is a issue during the federal check.
I'll try the plan to force standard ded (zero out a donation or two) and then look for that Cares Act item in the deduction section of the software. Just a note: I did this tax year in "out of order" chunks (as forms arrived, etc.). Then during federal check TurboTax took me to "correct / edit" worksheets (That was the first time I ever had to do that in 15 years of TT use). And the "items in question" that I was expected to edit were things like "line 14 is too large" where the entry on line 14 was "0" or I had to enter a deduction ($300 or less) of the Cares Act worksheet where I knew (at that point) I was itemizing .... and my already entered cash donations were in the thousands...??
One other point, I noticed this standard ded. error during the final visual check of my actual tax forms after paying and just before e filing. I hope that it is not too late, and that I can navigate this software issue.
Thanks again your answer was spot on for my many issues this year...
