@diverjer TurboTax (and all tax software companies) have had a real challenge keeping up with all of the tax changes enacted during COVID, and what you are reporting is a known issue that we are working on. The charitable deduction provision is one such example. As you have experienced, there is a programming dilemma related to this deduction. On the one hand, cash donations up to $300 (and up to $600 for a married couple filing jointly), do receive a direct deduction on the tax return. Last year, it was a "below-the-line" deduction; in other words, a deduction taken before AGI is determined. This year, it is still a deduction, but where it is taken is slightly changed: after AGI is determined. Also, the amounts changed somewhat. Last year, a $300 amount was allowed regardless of filing status (except for married filing separately, which was $150 each). On top of this, most states do not recognize the deduction, so all of this needs to be recalculated for each and every state program. There are a lot of moving parts to all of this, and programming it all is not as simple as it seems, especially since there were quite a number of other changes which have also created programming challenges to report everything.
Our customers deserve a program that delivers everything, and we take all feedback seriously. I can say that these programming experiences have been escalated to be improved, and we do appreciate feedback from our customers so that we can get it right, or at least better. In the meantime, if you were able to come up with a way to claim the deductions correctly, we are thankful that a solution was made available. Thank you for your patience in the meantime while we strive to improve.
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