JamesG1
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Federal 1040 line 12b Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act can be entered at either:

  • Deductions & Credits / Donations to Charity or
  • at the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act immediately following Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.

If you delete all of your charitable contributions, you will access the second Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act option listed above.

 

At Deductions & Credits, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks

 

At the screen titled Charitable Cash Contributions under the CARES Act, make sure that the box contains the amount of the deduction for which you qualify.


At Other Tax Situations, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Let’s keep going.

 

Go to Tax Tools / Tools / View Tax Summary / Preview my 1040 to view line 12b for the charitable deduction.

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