topic Re: Standard deuction in After you file

Standard deuction

tomhouchin — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:09:57 GMT

When I was doing my 2018 taxes, I filled out the itemized deduction information. Turbo Tax suggested that I use the Standard deduction, so that is how I filed. In July I received a request from the IRS asking my for form 8283, which Turbo Tax did not submit. Why did this happen

Re: Standard deuction

Critter — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:14:03 GMT

Are you sure you did not itemize deductions ? What amount is on line 8 of the form 1040?

Re: Standard deuction

dmertz — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:04:44 GMT

Did you make an in-kind Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA? [Edit: Probably not. It's only remotely possible that the IRS would be aware a QCD was in-kind and the IRS probably wouldn't ask for Form 8283 under these circumstances anyway.]

Re: Standard deuction

tomhouchin — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:56:04 GMT

No I did not make an in-kind Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA

Re: Standard deuction

tomhouchin — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:57:58 GMT

I started to itemize my deduction, but TurboTax suggested that I use the standard deduction.