Deductions & credits

JamesG1 · ‎February 3, 2021

Are you in the Federal Review in TurboTax Desktop?

I was able to enter the $300 charitable contribution in TurboTax Desktop by following these steps:

Across the top of the screen, click on Federal Taxes.
Click on Deductions & Credits.
At the screen How do you want to enter your deductions and credits?, click on I’ll choose what I work on.
Across the top of the screen Your 2020 Deductions & Credits, scroll down to the bottom and click Done with deductions.
Continue until the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act.

Enter your charitable cash contribution. If you enter more than $300 (Single taxpayer), your deduction will be capped at $300..
Click Continue.
Click Done with Other.
Across the top of the screen, click Review, then Continue.
After Review is complete, click Step-by-Step in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Select Form 1040 in the left hand column to review the entry on line 10b of the 1040.

For 2020, even if you don’t itemize, you may take a charitable deduction of up to $300 for cash contributions made in 2020 to qualified organizations.

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