Why is the 2021 Turbotax not updated charitable amount for married filing jointly?

[DanaB27]

Yes, as filing married filing jointly you can claim $600  as an adjustment to income (line 10b) if you made cash contributions to a charitable organization while claiming the Standard Deduction. TurboTax has this updated in the 2021 version.

Please follow these steps to enter the charitable cash contribution for 10b :

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click "Federal" from the left side of your screen
3. Click “Deductions &Credits” on the top
4. Scroll all the way down and click the "Wrap up tax breaks" button
5. Continue until the "Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act" screen
6. Enter your charitable cash contributions.

To verify your entry:

1. Click on "Tax Tools" in the left menu
2. Click "Tools"
3. Click "View Tax Summary" in the Tool Center window
4. Click on "Preview my 1040" on the left