Should Form 1040 line 10b be blank? I made charitable contributions and took the standard deduction, but the final review says "charitable contributions should be blank"

[bbgenis11]

When going through federal deductions, the page "Any Charitable Cash Contributions" says that I can deduct up to $300 for cash donations even when taking the standard deduction. When I do my final review, this gets flagged for review and I'm told this field has to be blank.

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

This is a known bug and has been reported.  Remove the amount as requested.

Go to the Charitable Donations section under Deductions & Credits to enter the $300 cash donation.  This will correct the problem.

To enter charitable donations -

• Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
• Click on Deductions and Credits
• Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
• Scroll down to Charitable Donations
• On Donations to Charity in 2020, click on the start or update button

Or enter charitable donation in the Search box located in the upper right of the online program screen. Click on Jump to charitable donation

[loyknight]

not fixed by entering a cash donation of 300 in the contributions section..  Should be but my copy on my desktop (windows 10) is up to date and I just tried the entry and it is not carried to 1040 line 10b..

[DoninGA]

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@loyknight wrote:

not fixed by entering a cash donation of 300 in the contributions section..  Should be but my copy on my desktop (windows 10) is up to date and I just tried the entry and it is not carried to 1040 line 10b..

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I am using the TurboTax Premier desktop edition for 2020 and if I enter a $300 Cash contribution in the Charitable Donations section and I am only getting the Standard Deduction, the amount is entered on the Form 1040 Line 10b with no error reported in Federal Review.

Make sure that your software is updated with the latest release.  Click on Online and then click on Check for Updates.

[loyknight]

I checked for updates there were none it said my software was uptodate.....  step by step deductions and credits sections shows the 300, i am using standard deduction but 1040 line 10b is blank....

[bbgenis11]

Thank you, clearing that field and then going back to add the donation through the page accessed from "Jump to charitable donation" caused TurboTax to autofill in that field, and it went through without any issue.

[Jeepnyny2]

I have the Home & Business software.  It is up-to-date, and it is not fixed on this software.  I entered the amounts as directed, took the standard deduction but it would not calculate line 10b.  Do I wait for an update?

[DoninGA]

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@Jeepnyny2 wrote:

I have the Home & Business software.  It is up-to-date, and it is not fixed on this software.  I entered the amounts as directed, took the standard deduction but it would not calculate line 10b.  Do I wait for an update?

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Once you complete the Deductions & Credits section and are told you are receiving the Standard Deduction the following pages will have the entry for the cash donation to a qualified charity.

[wlstrawn1]

I have updated my software and this has still not been updated. 

[MaryM428]

This is a known issue that is now resolved.  

Here are the steps I recommend that you follow to have the $300 appear in Form 1040, Box 10b:

1. Click Deductions and Credits
2. Select Review/Edit
3. Click Edit to the right of Standard Deduction
4. Click OK, Sounds Good
5. Click Wrap Up Tax Breaks
6. Click Continue
7. Make sure that $300 is filled in and then click Continue
8. Click Lets Keep Going
9. Now go to the 1040 Preview and your $300 should be on Line 10b.
   
    

[wlstrawn1]

This issue has not been resolved for me. I have the desktop version for Home Business and I have made sure my software is up to date as well. 

[JC1011]

This whole workaround thing is BS.  I have Premier, up to date.  The program should simply populate the $300 that I've input in the charitable contribution section and put it on line 10b!

[taborm13]

My software is up to date as of today, January 30, 2021. The $300 does not flow from charitable contributions to line 10b.

[taborm13]

I have the desktop version of Premier (Version [phone number removed]) and this problem is not resolved.

[DianeW777]

It depends. The charitable donations may be added to line 10a if you have other adjustments to income from Schedule 1, line 22. 

If not, it appears to be working in TurboTax after testing. You must enter it in the charitable section as usual and then click the "wrap up deductions and credits" for it to pick the standard deduction and apply the $300 above the line. Keep in mind that if you itemize deductions your charitable donations will only be used there.

• How to enter charitable donations for 2020

Check your entry by using Tax Tools.

• To find Tools: 
  • Sign into your TurboTax account and open or continue your return. 
  • Select Tax Tools in the left menu. 
  • You'll find Tools beneath Tax Tools.
  • Select View Tax Summary
  • Select Preview My 1040 (left black panel)