Deductions & credits

Do you expect to report enough additional expenses to use Schedule A Itemized Deductions?

If so, enter the additional expenses.  The tax software should use Schedule A Itemized Deductions and report the Schedule A total on line 12a of the Federal 1040 tax return.

Or do you expect to claim the standard deduction on line 12a of your Federal 1040 tax return? 

If there will be no additional expenses to report, make sure that you retain proof of the charitable contribution made by cash should your tax return at some point be audited.

Or is your question how to enter or remove the Charitable Cash Contribution under CARES Act?

Federal 1040 line 12b Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act can be entered or removed at either: 

• Federal Taxes / Deductions & Credits / Your tax breaks / Donations to Charity in 2021 or
• at the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act immediately following Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you. 

But the second entry appears to produce better results.  

• Remove the entries at Donations to Charity in 2021 by deleting the entries.
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks.
• You will see the screen Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.
• At the screen titled Charitable Cash Contributions under the CARES Act, make sure that the box contains the amount of the deduction for which you qualify.
• At Other Tax Situations, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Let’s keep going.
• Continue through Review. 

Go to Tax Tools / Tools / View Tax Summary / Preview my 1040 to view line 12b for the charitable deduction.

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