boisse
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Deductions & credits

On my Fed I re-entered the specific amount of  gifts by cash (religious institution) as well as the standard deduction the Fed gives of $300 under Charitable Contribution under Cares Act. This also carried over to my AZ taxes, however, I am still given an error at the end to ‘Check this entry, AZ form 321, Charitable Code must be entered’. I looked on the list that is given of Qualifying Charitable Organizations and there are very few churches. The explanation given is that ‘charity must spend at least 50% of its budget on services to AZ residents who are low income, etc.’  However since I claimed this on Fed taxes under Cares Act, it is forcing me to complete it in AZ taxes. Seems like a glitch to me. I simply dont want to file AZ form 321 Credit for Contributions to Qualifying Charitable Organizations, but it doesn't give me that choice.