I understand the negative number, and how it applies IF deductions are ITEMIZED, as in your example. My point is that it applied it to my total deductions calculation, even though the STANDARD deduction is listed.
Again, this line should not appear in a summary showing the standard deduction. It is confusing and misleading (inaccurate Total Deductions) for those using the TurboTax EasyStep interface and not looking at Schedule A.
I also noticed that the same inaccurate Total Deductions figure reappears in the final tax summary later in the EasyStep interface. This is a bug which should be fixed.
Fortunately, the interface display error does not translate to the forms or the actual tax calculation.
