Amending to add 1098, cannot get past 1040 Line 10b, says Charitable Contributions should be blank. Putting in any amount will not resolve the error. How can I fix?

[Syaorandc]

Amended because another 1098 came in and that is the only thing changed. Had no issues originally filing. Now it continually gives me an error to review the 1040 Line 10b. I can put 0 or $300 or any amount and it will not get past this review and let me file the amended form.

[ReneeM7122]

To get around the error you are encountering, delete the $300 in the error check. Then go back to Deductions & Credits and enter the contribution there, in the Donations to Charity topic. Then click Done with Donations and proceed through the screens until you get to the screen that tells you that TurboTax has added in the contribution.

The contribution will be back on Form 1040 line 10b, but it won't be flagged as an error. It only gets flagged if you enter it when prompted after you finish Deductions & Credits and the software tells you that you are getting the standard deduction. It will not get flagged if you enter it in Donations to Charity.

[Syaorandc]

This does not work. You cannot just delete the 300. You have to put some amount from 0 to 300. I tried with both 300 and 0 and still getting the same error.  

My charity contributions are already added in the Donations to Charity. I donated more than $300.  The $300 is added by TurboTax because it states on Line 10a (Enter the smaller of these cash contributions made or $300 ($150 if married filing separately) on line10b below if you take the standard deduction).

I even tried removing ALL charitable contributions and going through and it still had the same error.

I never added this $300 to the form, this was done automatically by TurboTax when I filed. I did not have this issue when filing. I am amending now and it is giving this error. My amend has nothing to do with donations and that part was never touched. I simply added a 1098 and then went to finish my amend filing and this error popped up.

[KrisD15]

Please try the steps below. 

TurboTax ONLINE

Click Tax Tools on the left side bar

Click Tools from the drop-down

Click the "Topic Search" box on the screen

Type or scroll down to    standard deduction and exemptions

Click GO 

The next screen gives you an option to change your selection from Standard to Itemized and back. You do not need to change your selection

Scroll down to the bottom of that screen and click CONTINUE

The next screen is the Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act screen

IF YOU ARE CLAIMING STANDARD DEDUCTION enter the amount of cash contributions you made, up to  300

IF YOU ARE ITEMIZING DEDUCTIONS enter 0

Scroll down and click Continue

Click Continue on the next screen

DESKTOP

Go to Step-By-Step input (top right corner of screen)

Click Federal

Click Deductions & Credits along the top

Click “I’ll choose what I work on”

Edit or Update Donations to Charity in 2020 if needed, then click “Done with Charitable Donations”

Scroll down the “Your 2020 Deductions & Credits” screen and click “Done with Deductions”

Click Continue on the “Let’s Check Your Deductions and Credits” screen

Continue through the following interview questions until you get to the “Here Are Your 2020 Deductions & Credits” screen

Click Continue

If the next screen says “The Standard deduction is Right for You!” click Continue

ON THE NEXT SCREEN enter the cash contribution made in 2020 up to 300 and click Continue

Your 1040 should update