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Deductions & credits

1.Follow these steps:

  1. Determine the state credit. For example with unknown state - $20,000 donation and state credit is 50% then $20k x 50% = $10,000 deduction to your federal charity amount.
  2. Reduce charity amount on federal deductions from $20,000 to $20,000 minus the state credit from step 1 for your state.

2. What state? The deduction may have already come out from your federal. You can check your state returns for the flow. To see your forms:

 

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