Why is my tax due not decreasing as I enter non-cash contributions

[KatherineC · Accepted solution]

The amounts from your non-cash contributions flow to Line 17 on Schedule A.  If your total deductions reported on Schedule A are less than your Standard Deduction amount, then Turbo Tax will deduct the Standard Deduction to give you the greatest reduction in your Taxable Income.

Since you saw no change in your refund when you added the deductions, they were most likely not in excess of your Standard Deduction amount. 

You can find the Standard Deduction chart at the link below on page 25.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf