Sched A safe harbor for charitable contributions in xchange for tax credit

[checkers3]

Per IRS 2020 Instructions for Schedule A:  https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040sca/

1.  If you made a charitable contribution in exchange for a state or local tax credit your charitable contribution deduction must be reduced as a result of receiving or expecting to receive the tax credit.

2.  There is a Safe Harbor rule that says that under certain conditions you may include this tax credit back on Sched A, line 5a, 5b or 5c, whichever is appropriate.  https://www.irs.gov/irb/2019-27_IRB#NOT-2019-12

How do I get this entered in TurboTax?

1.  The non-deductibility of the tax credit portion of the donation is not noted anywhere, I had to find out via other means.

2.  I can't see how to force my tax credit amount back in so it shows up in Sched A line 5a.  Seems like it should on the State Tax Ded Worksheet, line 17, but I can't edit that line directly even though it's blue.  I also tried calling it an "Estimated Tax Payment", but that # isn't being brought forward.

Thanks for any help.

[ColeenD3 · Accepted solution]

.You enter it in local taxes under estimated payments. You are still limited by the $10,000 SALT amounts. When I entered it in the Desktop version, I had to add an additional amount to get Schedule A to show. I got this notice:

You've maxed out the federal $10,000 deduction for itemized state and local taxes.

Any entries over the $10,000 limit won't impact your federal tax outcome, but may still benefit you on your state tax return. We'll include them automatically if this applies to you.

[checkers3]

Thanks.  I had done that, but I needed to put it in 3Q Estimated Tax to have it show up.  I appreciate your help!