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I run a smart check and it says, charitable contributions must be entered

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March 15, 2021
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I run a smart check and it says, charitable contributions must be entered, form1040, line 10b.

But I already entered that when prompted by questions in deductions and credits.

What do I do now?

If you using the election to take a charitable deduction of up to $300, on top of using the standard deduction, you cannot enter this through the Itemized Deductions screens.

Please follow the steps below to enter your charitable contribution in the correct place in TurboTax :

Open your return.
Click Federal from the left side of your screen.
Click Deductions & Credits on the top of the screen.
Scroll down and click the Wrap up tax breaks button.
Continue until you reach the Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act screen.
Enter your charitable cash contributions.

Please also delete your prior entry for donations under the Itemized deductions screen. You can get to this screen by searching "donations" with the magnifying glass tool at the top of the page.

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josh-kuperman

I am having this problem. I tried to follow the reply but I can't find anything that says "Wrap up tax breaks" or "Charitable Cash Contributions under Cares Act", I'm using Turbo Tax Premier and I am mystified.

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JamesG1

@josh-kuperman

You may have intentionally or unintentionally elected the Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act.

In TurboTax Online, the screen Charitable Cash Contributions under CARES Act appears as the end of Deductions & Credits. First you have to pass the screen Based on what you told us, the standard deduction is best for you at the end of Deductions & Credits.

But you have to qualify for the standard deduction before the screen appears. So you have to change the value of one or more itemized deductions to $1 so that you qualify for the standard deduction.

Follow these steps:

At the top of the screen, click on Deductions & Credits.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Wrap up tax breaks.
Continue through several screens.
At the screen Based on what you told us, the standard deduction is best for you, click Continue.
At the screen Any Charitable Cash Contributions? delete the dollar amount.
Continue through Federal Review to make sure that things look correct.
Then restore your itemized deductions dollar amounts.