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Employee
March 3, 2022
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Should be able to take $600 in charitable deduction above standard deduction based on special tax deduction in cares act however entered donations (Tax Year 2021)

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March 3, 2022

Yes, you can take $600 charitable deduction if married filing jointly even if you are taking the standard deduction. 

 

Please follow the steps below to enter Donations under the CARES Act:

  1. Click on Tax Home from the left side menu.
  2. Click on Deductions & Credits from the main screen.
  3. Scroll to the very bottom and you should see an option for "Wrap up tax breaks".
  4. On he next page you should see a page titled "Get a tax break for donating cash to charity" . On this screen, you can enter the information.
Employee
March 3, 2022

Thanks.  Unfortunately “wrap up tax breaks” didn’t take me to that screen.  will try on desktop, currently on phone.

Employee
March 3, 2022

Ok, played with it some more and got to the Cares act donation screen but the $600 entry did not change my refund