PLEASE NOTE,
When using TurboTax Desktop, you may need to run through the review process for the correct amount of Charitable Contribution to show on the 1040.
The steps below are for TurboTax Online users:
If you entered "Donations to Charity in 2021" under Deductions & Credits, you may need to delete that entry before switching to taking the Standard Deduction and the “above the line” "Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act".
Click Deduction & Credits on the screen, and scroll down to "Donations to Charity in 2021" and click EDIT/ADD
Delete all entries
Click "Done with Charitable Donations" when all entries have been deleted.
NEXT:
Click Tax Tools on the left side bar
Click Tools from the drop-down
Click the "Topic Search" box on the screen
Type or scroll down to standard deduction and exemptions
Click GO
The next screen gives you an option to change your selection from Standard to Itemized and back. You do not need to change your selection if you are taking the standard deduction and the charity cash contribution.
Please verify that you are selecting the Standard Deduction on that screen
Scroll down to the bottom of that screen and click CONTINUE
The next screen is the Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act screen
IF YOU ARE CLAIMING STANDARD DEDUCTION enter the amount of cash contributions you made, up to 600 if Married Filing Jointly
Scroll down and click Continue
Click Continue on the next screen
[Edited 01/14/2022 I 1:47pm PST]
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