Thanks VolvoGirl (what car do you have? I'm a GTI guy 🙂
Great point: my itemized ded < standard ded + $300! But my taxes are less with the itemized selection than the standard selection... (as TT calculates) ...
I'll try your suggestion to switch between itemized / std etc. and I'll make sure the $300 donation is entered in the standard selection.
btw: I did try and choose standard ded (even when TT suggested that I use itemized) I saw my taxes rise (in the upper LH corner) then I ran through federal check (got an okay) then I went back and selected itemized and the tax calculator in the upper left corner did show lower taxes but the little narrative you can access at the end of federal showed standard ded and the higher taxes...
Thanks for the help.
