No, that is not the way to claim the $300 charitable donation if you are claiming the standard deduction. Instead go to:
- Log into Turbo Tax
- Federal>deductions and credits>review
- Now you should be in a page that summarizes your tax breaks. Go to the bottom of the screen and select wrap up tax breaks
- Scroll through the screens until you reach the page that informs you the Standard deduction is right for you.
- The very next page is where you will enter the amount for your charitable donation.
- If you try to enter the donation under Charitable Donations in deductions and credits section, you won't see a reduction of taxable income because you are entering this as an itemized deduction.
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