Retirement tax questions

Don’t know what DAV is but charity contributions are only deductible as an Itemized Deductions on Schedule A.  Then all your deductions have to be more than the Standard Deduction to get any benefit.  And since the Standard Deduction increased most people take the Standard Deduction now.  You might be able to take your itemized deductions on a state return so you should still enter them.

 

For 2023 the standard deduction amounts are:
Single 13,850 + 1,850 or 65 and over or blind
HOH 20,800 + 1,850 for 65 and over or blind
Joint 27,700+ 1,500 for each 65 and over or blind
Married filing Separate 13,850 + 1,500 for 65 and over or blind