Where do I add my foreign exchange student?

[LinaJ2018 · Accepted solution]

As IRS allows you to deduct your monthly expenses spent on hosting a foreign exchange student up to $50 a month, you will treat it as if donating cash to the charity.  As the maximum amount for deduction is $50 a month, you will be allowed to claim up to $50x12=$600 for a year. 

To enter the information, in TurboTax online edition, here are the steps:

• Sign in to your account and select Pick up where you left off
• At the upper right corner, In the search box, type in donations and Enter
• Select the "Jump to donations" link in the search results.
• Next screen, answer Yes to Did you make any donations to charity?
• Next screen, answer No to the Its Deductible questions
• Follow prompts