TaxAct will use the higher of your itemized deductions or the standard deduction for your filing status to maximize your tax benefit. To manually select a deduction method in the TaxAct program, follow the steps below.
Online
Dashboard
From within your TaxAct return, click Resources.
On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
Under My Return, click Federal Search.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Use itemized deductions or Use standard deduction.
The screen label that appears will be the opposite of what the system selected automatically.
The total of each deduction type is displayed.
Choose the radio button to force the deduction type, then click Continue.
Use my standard deduction
Use my itemized deductions
Classic
From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
On smaller devices, click the menu at the top left corner of your screen, then make your selection.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Use itemized deductions or Use standard deduction.
The screen label that appears will be the opposite of what the system selected automatically.
The total of each deduction type is displayed.
Choose the radio button to force the deduction type, then click Continue.
Use my standard deduction
Use my itemized deductions
Desktop
From within your TaxAct return, click Federal.
Click the Itemized or Standard Deductions drop-down, then click Use itemized deductions or Use standard deduction.
The screen label that appears will be the opposite of what the system selected automatically.
Choose the radio button to force the deduction type, then click Continue.
Use my standard deduction
Use my itemized deductions
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