JotikaT2
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

If the total amount of your mortgage balance exceeds $750,000, then the amount might be limited.  

 

Mortgage interest deduction limits

 

Or are you able to itemize your deductions or is your return being calculated using the standard deduction?

 

Standard deduction versus Itemized deduction

 

Standard deduction for 2020

 

To determine what deduction is being used on your return, log back into TurboTax.

  1. Go back to your Deductions & Credits Screen. 
  2. Scroll down to the bottom and select Wrap up Tax Breaks
  3. You should continue through the screens until you see the following screen: 

Itemized vs standard

 

TurboTax will use the deduction that yields the highest tax benefit for you.

 

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