Where do I enter my 501(c) donation?

To add cash and noncash charitable (501(c)) donations to your return, please follow these steps:

1. Click on Federal > Deductions & Credits 
2. In the Charitable Donations section, click on the Start/Revisit box next to Donations to Charity in 2018    [If you tracked your donations in ItsDeductible click on the Start/Revisit box next to Import from ItsDeductible Online.]
3. If you haven't entered any information yet on your donations, you will see a Donations screen click the Yes box.
4. If you've already started entering information on charitable donations, you will see a screen to Review All Your Charities.  You can click on the Edit box next to the charity name or Add Another Charity to add a new donation. 
5. On the screen, Let's enter your donations one at a time, enter the name of the charity and click the Add box next to the type of donation.  In your case, Items.   
6. On the next screen, How Do You Want to Value Your Donations:   

• If you haven't already calculated the value of your donations, TurboTax will help, using values from Its Deductible.  Click on the Guide Me box.  
• If you've already put a value on your donations, click on the I'll Value Them box.

     7.       Continue through the screens, entering the requested information.

 

You can track your donations through the year using TurboTax ItsDeductible.   It is a free program that lets you enter your charitable donations year-round so you can import them into TurboTax at tax time. ItsDeductible's patented fair market valuation process not only saves you time, it can save the average donor who itemizes hundreds of dollars per year in taxes!  It's available online and as a mobile app.