Standard deduction incorrectly being substituted for Itemized deduction (line 12e)

[D in WI]

Per Schedule A, $44129 should be entered on line 12e. However, TT is entering the Standard Deduction amount of 31,500 on that line and I can not correct it on the form or in the TT software???

[AnnetteB6]

Try using the steps outlined in the following TurboTax help article to choose to use Itemized Deductions for your return:

How do I change from the standard deduction to itemized (or vice-versa)?
 

[D in WI]

TT’s “fix” does not work. You have to go into a worksheet to uncheck a box that directs TT to select the Standard Deduction, even if it’s the smaller choice. No TT support provided this fix. Posters helping each other led to this solution.

[JohnB5677]

It may be that TurboTax was trying to take advantage of some Non Refundable Credits.

The Standard Deduction may allow a greater refund from these credits.

Did you qualify for any of these credits?

• Child and Dependent Care Credit, 
• Lifetime Learning Credit, 
• Saver's Credit, and 
• Foreign Tax Credit. 

These are Non-Deductible Credits.  

This means that if you reduce your total tax to zero, the credit stops. 

• For example, if you are entitled to a $2,000 credit and you owe a total of $1,500 in taxes, you will only get $1,500 of the credit.
• Please don't confuse the refund or amount you owe with the total tax owed.  The Total Tax Owed is on line 24 of the 1040 tax return. 

[D in WI]

None of those assumptions apply to my situation.

I specifically chose using the Itemized amount in the interview questions.

TT defaulting to the Standard Deduction is a programming glitch. If I hadn’t caught it, TT was producing a result of a $2,900 greater federal tax burden than I actually owed.