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Even though I've listed the charitable donations in one spouse's name when I finish that page TurboTax then shows it in the other person's name. How can I correct this?

I've seen this happen every year with TurboTax for quite a few years (all?). When doing returns as a couple, no matter what you do when entering or optimizing, it puts the donations all on the first person - which in my case is always the least optimal spouse to put it on. I agree with the repeated comments on this thread - can't this be fixed/changed? If I enter it on spouse #2 and that one is the most beneficial one, why would you bump it back to spouse #1 and make me change it again? It's disappointing if some people don't realize this and miss out on greater tax returns.

 

 

Even though I've listed the charitable donations in one spouse's name when I finish that page TurboTax then shows it in the other person's name. How can I correct this?

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