https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1994848#M718572 ...without having to go through the whole song and dance with the itemized deductions? Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:54:31 GMT PJinNH 2021-02-26T20:54:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1994848#M718572 ...without having to go through the whole song and dance with the itemized deductions? Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:54:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1994848#M718572 PJinNH 2021-02-26T20:54:31Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1995463#M718819 <P>When you get to the Deductions screen let everything default to 0 and TT will apply the standard deduction automatically.</P> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 22:39:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1995463#M718819 robtm 2021-02-26T22:39:47Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1995680#M718919 <P class="p1">If you want to skip entering your itemized deductions you can do that.&nbsp; Many people will not have enough itemized deductions this year to itemize, and will just be getting their new higher standard deduction.&nbsp; The thing is, though, that some of those deductions could make a difference on a state return even if they do not affect your federal return.&nbsp; Information flows from your federal return to your state return, so it might not be a bad idea to go ahead and enter them anyhow.&nbsp; It cannot hurt you.</P> <P class="p2">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1">The following states allow you to itemize deductions on just the state return</SPAN>: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin,&nbsp;</P> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:16:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1995680#M718919 xmasbaby0 2021-02-26T23:16:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1997868#M719771 <P>Thank you.&nbsp; Fortunately living in New Hampshire, I don't need to file a State return.</P> Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:29:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-last-yr-i-went-thru-the-itemized-deduct-only-to-find-out-it-was-better-to-use-stnd-deduct-nothing/01/1997868#M719771 PJinNH 2021-02-27T15:29:34Z