Not Able to E-File - Item Donation Form Blocking

[Spike87]

Previously for all other tax years and using ItsDuductible, the Date Acquired and Cost-Adjusted Basis fields for items donated like clothing, etc. were all blank.  This year the form is making it mandatory and you cannot e-file through the desktop software.  I already tried and paid the fee but now stuck in a loop until those fields are entered.  This appears to be a bug on the form since previous years these were allowed to be blank.

[DaveF1006]

Based on similar reports for the 2025 tax year (filing in 2026), you are likely experiencing a known software bug in the Desktop version where Form 8283 is not properly generating for "item" donations.In past years, ItsDeductible grouped non-cash donations like clothing and household items together and left fields such as Date Acquired and Cost-Adjusted Basis empty. This year, the software is incorrectly requiring those fields to be filled in.

Immediate Solutions & Workarounds

• Wait for/Apply Updates: This issue was targeted for a fix in weekly software updates. Ensure your TurboTax desktop software is fully updated to the latest version before filing (go to Online -> Check for Updates).
• Delete and Re-enter: Delete the charitable donation worksheets and Form 8283, then re-enter the data.
• Reduce Value: Some users found that reducing the total item donation value to under $500 allows it to process without the mandatory date/basis questions, even if the actual donation was more.
• Unused Charity Bug: If you enter items for one charity and then delete a different, unused charity, all "item" donations may disappear. The current suggested workflow is: delete all charities you did not use, then enter items for the charities you did use.
• Enter "Various": For the "Date Acquired" field, try entering "Various" (if allowed) or a general date like 01/01/2025 if the clothing was owned for more than a year. 

[Spike87]

Thanks, I had posted in another post what I did to fix some issues and there is still one issue.  When you import from Deductible Duck using TXF, the worksheet/form is not complete and needs review.  You can walk through the Step-by-Step to fix some of the missing information but then Cost Basis is still required for a one donation, Household items, multi-item entry, acquired over multiple dates/years.  I think it is still a form issue, have not tried to redo e-file with this one issue.