https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/hello-how-do-i-know-if-i-should-take-a-federal-itemized-deduction-or-a-standard-deduction-it-is/01/706392#M93215 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:14 GMT katenohra 2019-06-06T13:50:14Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/hello-how-do-i-know-if-i-should-take-a-federal-itemized-deduction-or-a-standard-deduction-it-is/01/706392#M93215 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/hello-how-do-i-know-if-i-should-take-a-federal-itemized-deduction-or-a-standard-deduction-it-is/01/706392#M93215 katenohra 2019-06-06T13:50:14Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-much-you-have-in-deductions-affects-the-recommendatio/01/706397#M93216 <DIV> <P>How much you have in deductions affects the recommendation coming up.&nbsp; You should try to itemize, especially If you own a house or have high medical expenses.&nbsp;</P> </DIV><DIV> <P>In<B> Deductions &amp; Credits</B> in Turbo Tax, go through all the categories to see if you can get more than what the government gives you for your filing status.&nbsp; See the chart below.&nbsp;</P> </DIV><DIV> <P>Here's a <A href="https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc500.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">list</A> of all the deductions that you can use to try to get higher than the <A href="https://www.irs.gov/uac/how-much-is-my-standard-deduction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">standard deduction</A>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> </DIV><P> <B></B> <I></I> <U></U> <BR /> </P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:50:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-much-you-have-in-deductions-affects-the-recommendatio/01/706397#M93216 CherylW 2019-06-06T13:50:16Z