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I want to itemize deductions even though the standard deduction is higher. The option to do this is greyed out.

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June 5, 2019
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Because I am subject to the AMT, I want to itemize deductions even though the standard deduction is higher. How do I do that? The check box at the bottom on schedule A is greyed out.

TurboTax Deluxe Windows

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MinhT1

TurboTax will recommend the deduction method which generally most benefits you.

However, if you are in certain special tax situations, you can change the option.

Please read this TurboTax FAQ on how to change the deduction method:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300919

Edited 03.30.18 | 7:35 PM

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elainewjonesAuthor

I respectfully disagree. As is explained at the link at the end of this post, when one is subject to the amt it can be beneficial to itemize deductions rather than take the standard deduction even though the standard deduction is higher when subject only to the regular tax.

Moreover, TurboTax seems to understand this because there is a checkbox option at the bottom of Schedule A to itemize even though the standard deduction is higher. As I explained in my initial question, this option is greyed out. I suspect there is a way to make this selection somewhere in the software interface, but I cannot find it. Does someone know where in the software interface I can select this option?

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