I'm getting an error right before filing, saying "1040/1040SR Wks: Line 11 is too large. My line 10 is negative. It appears TurboTax won't let me continue! Help?

[Rossbro2]

Just talked with someone over the phone.  Apparently the only way to fix this is to clear the textbox and leave it blank.

[macuser_22]

Line 11 is line 9 minus line 10c.

Line 10c is he total line 10a plus 10b.    Both 10a and 10 b can only be positive numbers. 

10a is form Schedule 1 line 22 which is the total of schedule 1 lines 10 to 21, all for which are positive numbers.

Line 10b can only be a positive number of charitable donations up to 300.

How can 10b be negative?   Where do you see a negative number?

[ChuckE8338]

I cleared the box - not "0" - just blank. Solved the problem.

[Addysdaddy10]

I’m getting this same problem and my refund looks like it is way to big.

[Anonymous]

Try leaving that line blank instead of entering a "0" to resolve this error.

[montauk5]

Absolutely correct - requires no entry on line 11if the answer is a negative number.  However, I could not change it to be effective if I was doing from the error citation sheet.  I found I had to go to the original 1040 and blank it on line 11.  It worked.

Happy O checked this area for help.  Solved my error.  Thanks

[andyk47]

During Final Checks, I'm getting a check that says 1040/1040SR Wks: Charitable Contributions: Charitable Contributions Must be Entered.

I've already entered all my cash and item donations in the Charitable Contribution Deduction section, so what exactly is it asking for here?  Do I reenter the amount I arrived at in this section? If so, shouldn't the software do this for me?

[CarissaM]

You will need to leave the field empty, to avoid getting any errors. 

If you need additional assistance, please click here to contact customer service. 

[montauk5]

The negative number in line 10 was what caused me to continue on, first placing the negative number on line 11, then trying a "0".  Neither worked and both attempts caused the error.

Leave line 11 blank.  However, I could not do it on the flagged error sheet.  I had to go back to the original 1040 ws page and blank line 11.

After doing this, my recheck passed without error.

[ruby21]

I am receiving the same error. Please advise.

[TerukoL]

We take your concern very seriously and wish to help address this. This issue has been escalated to our Research and Development and they are working on a solution. Please click the link to contact TurboTax customer support for further assistance. 

[dknight2]

The recommendation for the payed "Expert" "Employee TurboTax Specialist," @Anonymous is VERY BAD.  If you change the field from $300 to $0, you LOSE your tax deduction, which can be close to $100.  There is a terrible glitch in the TurboTax application.  It appears to have been like this for weeks, with multiple questions like this, and no fix to it.  It asks you how much you gave in charitable contributions, up to $300, but never to enter the details.  But zeroing out the field is the WORST answer.

But @Mike9241 in a different string had the answer.  Basically, you have to go in and add all the individual contributions in detail, even though TurboTax never PROMPTS you to do this on its own.  Here is the full detail he provides:

TT says for the online version you have to enter the cash/money contribution through the contribution worksheet for schedule a. You can not do it through the 1040 worksheet.  

do a Search for charitable contributions and click on the jump-to result. Be sure to indicate that the contribution was “Money” or else TurboTax will not ask about it later.

Then, in the Federal Review at the end of your data entry, TurboTax will realize that you are taking the Standard Deduction and ask you to enter the amount of the charitable contribution that was in cash. 

[dknight2]

TT says for the online version you have to enter the cash/money contribution through the contribution worksheet for schedule a. You can not do it through the 1040 worksheet.  

do a Search for charitable contributions and click on the jump-to result. Be sure to indicate that the contribution was “Money” or else TurboTax will not ask about it later.

Then, in the Federal Review at the end of your data entry, TurboTax will realize that you are taking the Standard Deduction and ask you to enter the amount of the charitable contribution that was in cash. 

[glofam]

I am taking the itemized deductions and got a similar error - TurboTax had put 300 in line 10b.  When I change it to 0 or blank, I lose approximately $75 off my return.  

Even though I'm itemizing my deductions, should I also add in my charitable contributions on the contribution worksheet?

[montauk5]

This error on line 11 has occurred for many of us, so many that it is my understanding the responsible experts and programmers are reviewing the matter.

Rather than wait for resolution, I was comfortable is leaving line 11 totally blank rather than place a negative number (which was the calculated answer) or a "0", I was guided to leave line 11 blank.  When I did that, the "error" notification was eliminated.

If you do this, go to the actual 1040 ws to make the line 11 error blank.  I was unsuccessful when I tried to do it on the error cition sheet which appeared while checking errors.