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March 12, 2021
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For the Deductions and Credits segment, I can not proceed to click continue as it asks me to fix errors, but I do not have any corrections to make.

  • March 12, 2021
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I tried re-checking, I see no errors but it keeps asking me to fix errors.

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KathrynG3
March 17, 2021

You may have an amount entered in the Charitable Donations for Cares Act. Any entry here may be treated as an override if it was entered first before reporting any donations in the regular section or if you are itemizing.

 

The Cares Act entry must be deleted. 

 

Let TurboTax recalculate the Deductions & Credits section before leaving the cell blank by following these steps if you are not itemizing your deductions:

  • Enter Charitable contributions in the search box.
  • Select the Jump to link in the search results.
  • Answer the questions in the interview.
    • Only Money donations count toward the above-the-line deduction when taking the standard deduction.
  • Complete the interview process by answering all donation questions and scrolling to the end of Deductions & Credits to select Wrap up tax breaks.
  • Select Continue at Based on what you just told us, the Standard Deduction is best for you.
  • At Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act, you will see your full cash contributions already input in the box. Do nothing to this cell. Select Continue and Continue.

This process will allow you to claim up to $300 for all taxpayers except married filing separate, who would each have a maximum of $150 without itemizing deductions in 2020.

 

If you are itemizing your deductions, then you may not see the screen for Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act to leave blank. It should be left blank in the Check this Entry portion of the review to clear it.

 

For more information, see IRS Charitable Contributions Deductions.