topic Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church in Deductions & credits

Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

janeteidson — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:55:53 GMT

Money given to the church each month

Re: Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:09:02 GMT

Enter your tithes to the church as a charity donation.

Federal>Deductions and Credits>Charitable Donations>Donations to Charity

Charity donations go on Schedule A with your other itemized deductions such as mortgage interest and property tax, etc. Unless your itemized deductions exceed your standard deduction, the charity donation will not affect your tax due or refund.

Re: Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

Karis_F — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:18:20 GMT

It depends. If your itemized deductions are higher than your standard deduction, you can include charitable contributions as itemized deductions on Schedule A.

The Standard Deduction is $15,750 (Single), $31,500 (Married Filing Jointly) and $23,625 (Head of Household).

For tax year 2026, there will be an above-the line charitable deduction of up to $1,000 ($2,000 married filing jointly), whether or not you itemize deductions.

Here is a TurboTax article on charitable contributions for more information.

Re: Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

wbradbur — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:42:14 GMT

So I plugged in my $2,000 charitable donation into TurboTax, I am taking Std Deduction, and Big Beautiful Bill says I should get a credit for this. Turbo Tax did NOT change the amount of tax I owe. What gives???

Re: Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

DoninGA — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:50:28 GMT

@wbradbur A charitable donation of cash can only be entered as an itemized deduction on Schedule A for the 2025 tax return.

The charitable cash donation will be available on the 2026 tax return when using the Standard Deduction.

Re: Do I get to deduct my tithes to the church

DawnC — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:03:31 GMT

The charitable deduction for standard deduction takers starts this year (2026), so it will be applied to next year's tax return, @wbradbur The return you are preparing now is for tax year 2025, so there is no deduction for standard deduction takers. Beginning with tax year 2026, if you do not itemize, you may deduct up to $1,000 ($2,000 if filing jointly) of your cash contributions to certain qualified organizations. See Topic 506