HelenC12
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Deductions & credits

Here are some possible solutions so the your tax return reflects the $600 charitable contribution:

  1. Make sure you compete the entire interview,
  2. Do a final review,
  3. Make sure you enter that the contribution was money, and
  4. Make sure you are claiming the standard deduction.

To reap tax benefits for making charitable donations, you must generally itemize your deductions rather than taking the standard deduction.

  • For 2020 you can deduct up to $300 per tax return of qualified cash contributions if you take the standard deduction.
  • For 2021, this amount is up to $600 per tax return for those filing married filing jointly and $300 for other filing statuses.)
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