TurboTax 2019 asks Standard or Itemized in 2018....but I see no Schedule A in 2018 Tax PDF

[TMA1]

TurboTax 2019 asks if you did Standard or Itemized deductions in 2018.  

In my 2018 TT generated PDF and .tax2018 files I see NO Schedule A right after the 1040 form.  I see a schedule 1.

My 2017 TT generated PDF and .tx2017 shows a Schedule A right after the 1040 form.

What gives?

[TMA1]

Never Mind.  I finally figured out that TT used a Standard Deduction in 2018...thus no Sch A.   This was the first year I couldn't do an Itemized Deduction...well since I can't remember.

[4jbrettl]

I am stuck on this too.  Referring to my TurboTax prepared 2018 return, I see an amount of $25,300 entered on line 8 of my 1040 form.  The standard deduction noted on the 2018 1040 for married filing jointly is listed on the side as $24,000.  I have looked through all of the forms yet I do not see a Schedule A.  How can an amount greater than the standard deduction not have a corresponding Schedule A??????

[BillM223]

Because if one of you is 65 or older or blind, the Standard Deduction is increased.

[WMLong]

Why doesn't TurboTax spell out that the Standard Deduction is greater for those older than 65? A minor detail for some, but not knowing this detail sent me on an hour-long goose chase. If you use the Standard Deduction then no Schedule A is included in one's return. But, if the amount entered in line 8 of your 1040 doesn't match the cited Standard Deduction printed on the 1040, you assume itemized deductions prevailed. Geez...