Based on the message you are seeing on the screen, you may not be claiming itemized deductions on your return. If you are seeing a place to simply enter a number for your cash charitable contributions, then that is a result of the Cares Act that allows you to claim up to $600 in charitable contributions (for Married Filing Joint) while filing with the Standard Deduction.
Be sure that you have entered your charitable contributions in the correct section of your return so that they may be included as part of your itemized deductions. Use the following steps:
- On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
- This opens a box where you can type in “charitable donation” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
- The search results will give you an option to “Jump to charitable donation”
- Click on the blue “Jump to charitable donation” link and enter your information
After you have entered your charitable donations, click on Deductions and Credits at the top of the screen and scroll to the bottom of the screen to select Done. Then you should see a screen that will tell you which deduction option is best for your return.
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