https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551007#M243185 <P>My husband and I are married, filing separately. Because he is itemizing deductions I must itemize. After entering all my deductions, the next screen indicates that I qualify for the standard deduction. There is no box on the page to check to change to itemized deductions. What should I do?</P> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:01:28 GMT lbbaskin 2026-03-09T09:01:28Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551007#M243185 <P>My husband and I are married, filing separately. Because he is itemizing deductions I must itemize. After entering all my deductions, the next screen indicates that I qualify for the standard deduction. There is no box on the page to check to change to itemized deductions. What should I do?</P> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:01:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551007#M243185 lbbaskin 2026-03-09T09:01:28Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551018#M243188 <P>Oops! Never mind. If I advance one more screen, the box to change to itemized is there.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 05 Mar 2022 21:49:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551018#M243188 lbbaskin 2022-03-05T21:49:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551026#M243189 <P>Did you go into My Info and click Edit by your spouse's name and look for the box that says</P><P>"either spouse or I claim itemized deductions"?</P> Sat, 05 Mar 2022 21:52:32 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-cannot-change-standard-to-itemized-deduction/01/2551026#M243189 VolvoGirl 2022-03-05T21:52:32Z