The software should give you whichever is greater automatically, but sometimes if you jump around it may not update. When you follow the steps to review your total itemized vs. standard, you may find it re-calculates. Regardless, you'll be able to manually select the best option as well.
- Click Take me to my return
- Select the Federal Taxes tab and then click the Deductions & Credits tab below it
- Scroll down to the bottom of the listing of all deductions and credits. Click the button that says Wrap up Deductions (or a variation of this)
- The next screens you see will vary based on what you've entered in your return. These are follow up/finalizing questions and be sure to re-answer them as applicable. You'll come to a screen titled We've chosen the "Itemized or standard deduction" for you.
- On this screen, check the box to Change my deduction. Then, you'll see a comparison of your total Itemized vs. total Standard and can select the one that is best.
Let me know how it goes.
