Deductions

[Jimmie336]

Why can't I take a teacher deduction of $250 on line 10a and a $300 charitable cash contribution with a standard Federal Deduction on line 10c ? Form 1040.

[BillM223]

There is no reason why you can't do this. What happens when you try?

[BillM223]

Remember that we in the Community cannot see your private tax data, so describe what you are doing and what happens - help us help you.

[Jimmie336]

When I enter the $250 ( 10a ) for teacher cost and  the $300 ( 10b) for cash charitable contributions for a total of $550 (10c), I get an error on the tax check.  I can make the error go away if I remove the $300. I don't know why .

[JoannaB2]

No. you don't  enter educator's deduction on line 10a.  You need to delete the amount on line 10a. The educator expense deduction may be an adjustment to income but it's enttered on line 10, Part 2 ,Schedule 1 of form 1040.

The Educator Expense Deduction allows eligible educators to deduct up to $250 worth of qualified expenses from their income. Qualified expenses include purchases such as: books ,classroom supplies, computer, software, and other supplies used in the classroom by the students..

To enter your Educator Expenses in TurboTax:

• On Tax Home Screen, click Tax Tools, then click Tools.. ...
• Under Tool Center, type on the topic search type teacher.
• In the results box, highlight teacher classroom expenses, then click GO.
• Answer Yes to the question, " Did you spend you own money as a teacher in 2020?
• Enter your unreimbursed expenses.