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Deductions & credits

 

If you mean you can take the $600 Charitable Contribution in addition to the Standard Deduction, then your return processed accurately.  The $600 deduction is if you do not itemize your deductions but take the standard deduction.

 

Ordinarily, people who choose to take the standard deduction cannot claim a deduction for their charitable contributions. But a temporary law change now permits them to claim a limited deduction on their 2021 federal income tax returns for cash contributions made to qualifying charitable organizations. Nearly nine in 10 taxpayers now take the standard deduction and could potentially qualify.

 

Under this provision, individual tax filers, including married individuals filing separate returns, can claim a deduction of up to $300 for cash contributions made to qualifying charities during 2021. The maximum deduction is increased to $600 for married individuals filing joint returns.

 

Use this link for more information.  Special Contributions Deduction

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