1040/1040SR Wks

[epic99]

I am receiving an unacceptable amount for the standard $300 standard deduction ( married filing jointly) I have gone back to the actual deduction charity tab and reentered the amount but it keeps coming up in final review as an error.

Why am I unable to correct it ?

[JamesG1 · Accepted solution]

Federal 1040 line 12b Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act can be entered or removed at either: 

• Federal Taxes / Deductions & Credits / Your tax breaks / Donations to Charity in 2021 or
• at the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act immediately following Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.

 Make sure that you address the deduction being at either possibility.  

• Remove the entries at Donations to Charity in 2021 by deleting the entries.
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks.
• You will see the screen Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.
• At the screen titled Charitable Cash Contributions under the CARES Act, make sure that the box contains the amount of the deduction for which you qualify.  Enter $0 if you do not want the deduction.
• At Other Tax Situations, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Let’s keep going.
• Continue through Review.

Go to Tax Tools / Tools / View Tax Summary / Preview my 1040 to view line 12b for the charitable deduction.

[epic99]

Thank you ! I went back and followed your instructions and the alert went away finally 🙂