What is Schedule A?

The IRS lets you take either the Standard Deduction or the itemized deduction. If you itemize, we'll automatically fill out Schedule A, Itemized Deductions.

Schedule A lets you report certain deductible expenses like:

• Medical and dental costs above and beyond 7.5% of your AGI
• State and local income or sales tax, real estate, and personal property taxes
• Home mortgage interest
• Charitable donations

Casualty losses (losses caused by a sudden, unexpected, or unusual event) to personal property are only deductible if covered by specific federal disaster declarations.

After you finish going through the Deductions & Credits section, we'll recommend whichever deduction – standard or itemized – gives you the biggest tax break. But you can always override our recommendation if you wish.

Schedule A is supported in the paid versions of TurboTax.