I've entered my mortgage interest and property tax (over 32K) and it keeps saying standard is more. I marked that it's secured and is my primary home and first loan

[LindaS5247]

You can manually switch to itemized deductions and see if that is better for you. You can also look at your Schedule A and see where you are and if all of your mortgage interest was properly reported on it.

If you are using TurboTax Online to switch to Itemized Deductions from the Standard Deduction you will do the following:

1. In your left panel scroll down to "Tax Tools"
2. Click on "Tools"
3. Click on the box "Topic Search"
4. In the Box "I'm looking for:" type in "standard deduction"
5. This will take you to the page "Based on what you told us..."
6. Here you can change your deduction by clicking the box "Change my Deduction"

If you are using TurboTax Desktop to switch to the Standard Deduction you will do the following:

1. Go to "Federal Taxes" tab in the gray bar at the top of your screen
2. Select the "Deductions & Credits" tab (under Federal Taxes in the gray bar at top of your screen
3. Click on "I'll Choose What to Work On"
4. Select "Continue" at the bottom of page
5. Select "Continue" on the next page that says "Let's Check Your Deductions and Credits"
6. Select "Continue"  on the next page that says "Here Are Your 2024 Deductions & Credits"
7. The following page will give you the opportunity to change your deduction by clicking on the box "Change my deduction"

You could also try deleting your Form 1098's and re-entering them. Sometimes this works. Also, you must answer the question, "Is this loan secured by a property of yours?" as "Yes" in order for your mortgage interest to be included.

You can get back to your entry screens in TurboTax for Mortgage Interest to check that your entries are correct as follows:

1.  Click on "Search" (magnifying glass) at the top right of your screen and 
2. Type "1098" in the search bar. ‌
3. Click on "Jump to 1098."  This will allow you to review your entries for your mortgage interest from Form 1098 and delete your Form(s) 1098.

Click here for "Where do I enter my 1098 mortgage interest statement?"

Click here for additional information on the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Click here for additional information on mortgage interest.