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Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

lmcarlson7916 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:29:04 GMT

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

RobertB4444 — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 02:32:53 GMT

If you take the standard deduction this year but you have verified contributions of $300 or more as a single individual (or Head of Household or Married Filing Separate individual) then you get to enter $300 in 12b.

If you are Married Filing Joint and have verified contributions of at least $600 then you can enter $600 in 12b.

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

geraldmillward — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:06:15 GMT

I keep entering 600. in this field. It accepts the amount, I save it, but when I come back to TurboTax I'm told there is an error in this field and it pops up as 300. highlighted in color. I am not able to make this correction. We're filing jointly as married couple and we're taking the Standard Deduction.

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

MichelleLO — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:29:25 GMT

To help resolve this issue, please try the steps provided by JotikaT2 in this thread here.

@geraldmillward

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

lockshedrs — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:58:43 GMT

The solution recommended DOES NOT WORK when itemizing Arizona State. I deleted all my Charity Contributions and entered $600. Re-ran review and $300 was put back into the field. You can not put more than $600 on line 12b. I spoke with a live tech support person and was told that this is a problem that ha been flagged internally and there was NO EXPECTED RESOLUTION DATE. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed as I have used TurboTax for years. Hoping tis gets resolved before the deadline.

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

lockshedrs — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 21:59:44 GMT

This solution DOES NOT WORK when itemizing Arizona State. I deleted all my Charity Contributions and entered $600. Re-ran review and $300 was put back into the field. You can not put more than $600 on line 12b. I spoke with a live tech support person and was told that this is a problem that ha been flagged internally and there was NO EXPECTED RESOLUTION DATE. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed as I have used TurboTax for years. Hoping tis gets resolved before the deadline.

Re: Trying to figure out form 1040/1040SR line 12. specifically what to have in line 12b

lockshedrs — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:03:31 GMT

Ran into the same problem when taking the Federal Standard Deduction and itemizing Arizona State. Tech support stated that this is a known problem but don't have a estimated resolution date.