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Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

mkpullen — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:24:03 GMT

Hello -

The total donations presented on the 2025 Deductions & Credits page is different than the sum of the charitable donations that I made. I did not have donation carry-over nor did I claim non-cash donations. The difference is $280. Why is this?

Thank you.

Re: Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

CatinaT1 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:02:12 GMT

Do you have a K-1 that reports charitable contributions?

Re: Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

mkpullen — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:12:10 GMT

No K-1 and no other charitable contributions.

Re: Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

mkpullen — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:47:21 GMT

No K-1 contributions. What do I do to address the difference?

Re: Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

SteamTrain — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:41:41 GMT

1) Some states have check-off donations in their tax forms.

Thus, if your 2024 State tax return had a refund, and you designated to have some of it retained by the state, to go to some state charities/funds....then those $$ from last year might be included in the total.

...or...maybe..

2) When I was working, I had some of my paycheck go to the local United Way. I seem to recall (but could be mistaken) that the way it was noted in my W-2 forms, that my donation amount was automatically added to the charity section.

@mkpullen

Re: Total for charitable donations on summary is higher than sum of total donations

mkpullen — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:01:53 GMT

Thank you. This helped me figure out the reason for the difference. There was a charitable contribution on my spouse's W-4 I forgot about.

Thank you. This was helpful.