https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/standard-deductions-listing/01/1125197#M123129 <P>If I know I will not itemize and not go over the 24k standard deductions, do I still need to list all the normal items like work expenses, mortgage interest, any student loan interest etc?&nbsp; &nbsp;ie, can I just leave it all off the tax forms and claim the standard?</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:47:37 GMT bzybee08 2020-02-10T15:47:37Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/standard-deductions-listing/01/1125197#M123129 <P>If I know I will not itemize and not go over the 24k standard deductions, do I still need to list all the normal items like work expenses, mortgage interest, any student loan interest etc?&nbsp; &nbsp;ie, can I just leave it all off the tax forms and claim the standard?</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:47:37 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/standard-deductions-listing/01/1125197#M123129 bzybee08 2020-02-10T15:47:37Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-standard-deductions-listing/01/1125357#M123140 <P>I would go through it anyway. Any student loan interest you are qualified to deduct is an 'above the line' deduction. This means that it is taken directly off your income and not included in your itemized deductions. Depending on the state you are in those deductions may exceed the state standard deduction and help you there. There are also a number of states that allow employee business expenses even though they are not deductible on the Federal return.</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-standard-deductions-listing/01/1125357#M123140 JosephF8 2020-02-10T16:12:01Z