You may have an entry posted at the second area of entry. If so, you may have to temporarily reduce one or more itemized deduction entries to invoke the screen Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.
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.
If you temporarily reduce one or more itemized deduction entries,
- Scroll down to Wrap up tax breaks to invoke 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 $0.
- 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.
Under Deductions & Credits, re-instate the deductions that had been temporarily changed and re-qualify for itemized deductions.
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