If you are taking the standard deduction, charitable contributions won't affect your federal return.
To claim qualified charitable donations, you need to itemize deductions on Schedule A. When you report all your itemized deductions, TurboTax will figure your taxes both ways based on the information that you provide and tell you whether itemizing or taking the standard deduction will give you the biggest tax benefit.
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