Charitable Deduction resets to $300 2021 TTX Deluxe

[Lgabb]

I'm filing MJF and standard deduction on 2021 TTX Deluxe. I have well over $600 cash charitable contributions listed in the deductibles section but line 12b keeps resetting to $300 on Form 1040/1040SR Wks when then program transitions from "Let's make sure your taxes are correct" to "Give us a minute" "Continue". Then it shows the 1040 Wks as "Not Done" on the Forms display with line 12b in red highlight. I can put $600 back into line 12b and the "Not Done" disappears. If I back up in the Step by Step and go through those 2 screens again, line 12b will reset again to $300. Am I missing something here?

[Bsch4477]

Early on the program is always a work in progress. The IRS will not process returns until January 24. Update your program in a week. 

[Daveed]

I also have TT resetting the amount o $300 when it should be $600 as we are filing MFJ. In review it states i have a unacceptable amount (300) but after making the 600-dollar correction, the review process does not accept it. I have the current update as of 1/28/22.

Is there still a problem with the Delux program?

[Lgabb]

Seems there's still an issue after the 1/27/22 update. When I first installed the update, the program let me change the amount back to $600 during error check but would then recycle back through the check process and reset back to $300 no matter if I selected "Done" or "Run Check Again". Basically, it was stuck in an infinite loop. I closed the program and restarted and the error check worked properly and allowed it to continue to the next step once the $300 error was corrected.

[lrm313001]

Did you update the program , then close and restart?

[JamesG1]

@Daveed

It is important to pass all the way through both Deductions & Credits and Other Tax Situations for the deduction to report correctly..

At Deductions & Credits, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks.

At Other Tax Situations, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Let’s keep going.

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

• Deductions & Credits / Donations to Charity 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.

Remove the entry at Donations to Charity in 2021 by deleting the entry.

Remove the entry at the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act by entering a $0.