WHERE TO ENTER $300 CASH CONTRIBUTION FOR STANDARD DEDUCTION

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February 4, 2021
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SEEMS CLEAR ON THE INPUT FOR SCHED A CHARIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS BUT DOESN'T SEE TO PUT IN ON LINE 10b

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itonewbie

Level 15

You need to check the box for Deduct cash charitable contributions if taking the standard deduction (forces the standard deduction) on Screen 25 below where you enter Cash contributions.

Somehow, the Intuit programmers seem to think that it's easier for users to figure out when it's more beneficial to deduct this above-the-line than for them to build the tax logic.

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PhoebeRoberts

Intuit Community Champion

It's a circular calculation, in part because of the deduction for medical expenses. I can't make my spreadsheet do it automatically, either.

itonewbie

Level 15

I could have overlooked something and would be happy to stand corrected. But how is that a circular calculation when it's a simple with and without computation?

Medical expenses only matters if I/D is to be taken, in which case, there will be no above-the-line deduction for $300.
Medical expenses wouldn't matter at all if the above-the-line deduction for $300 is to be taken.

There are various convoluted calculations in the Code but it is inconceivable that Congress would inject such complexity into a basic deduction that is meant to benefit more taxpayers.

There may be limited circumstances where it would be more beneficial to claim I/D even if it results in a higher taxable income (and in all likelihood, the difference should just be marginal where such choices even exist) but that should be very rare, if at all.

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