Itemized deductions 1040 line 12 not equal to sched A line 17

[stoneshapes1]

filing single. 

looking at forms views:

my schedule A line 17 says 14,890

and my 1040 line 12 has 16,550

how is this possible?

[AnnetteB6 · Accepted solution]

If you were born before January 2, 1960 or blind, then you receive an additional $1950 added to your standard deduction.  This would make the total amount $16,550.

[dmertz]

In other words, TurboTax is automatically applying the standard deduction because it is greater than your itemized deductions.

[ladybuggin]

Thanks AnnetteB6? I have been puzzling this all morning. Does it give that info somewhere in TurboTax or on the actual forms somewhere that I missed? - ss

[VolvoGirl]

See IRS Pub 501 page 25 for Standard Deduction chart

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

[DawnC]

See this TurboTax FAQ - Standard Deduction

[dave3]

You would think they would make that clear but when you trace the source of line 12, they point you to Schedule A bottom line which shows the wrong figure. I have itemized a "Qualified Disaster Loss" so not clear at all as they take the loss part along w/ the standard deduction! This year's TT is horrible - seems to be getting worse each year! I could not enter foreign income at all and had to do it via forms not step-by-step! And why do some windows scroll and others not when they both have scrollable widgets? Lots of redundant questions and lack of pulling info from last year's form as well.