Getting Your Donations into TurboTax: A 2025 Guide

February 3, 2026 · Foothill AI

Tax season is here, and if you've been tracking your charitable donations in DeductIt, you're probably ready to get them into TurboTax. The good news: we've built tools to help. The slightly complicated news: the path depends on which version of TurboTax you're using.

Let's walk through your options.

Before You Transfer: Address Verification

DeductIt's charity address verification showing confirmed and pending addresses — Verify charity addresses before transferring

First, a quick heads-up: starting with the 2025 tax year, TurboTax requires confirmed street addresses for every charity you donated to. DeductIt checks this before you transfer—if any charities are missing an address or have an unverified one, you'll be prompted to confirm or add it.

If you imported data from ItsDeductible, we'll attempt to auto-detect addresses from your original data. You just need to confirm they're correct.

Step One: Which TurboTax Are You Using?

DeductIt's TurboTax version selector showing Online vs Desktop options — Choose your TurboTax version first

This is the first question DeductIt asks when you tap Transfer to TurboTax, and it matters more than you might think.

TurboTax Online is the web version at turbotax.intuit.com (or the TurboTax mobile app). Most people use this one. You log in with a browser and do everything online.

TurboTax Desktop is the software you install on your Windows PC or Mac. You buy it once (on CD or download) and it runs locally. Some long-time TurboTax users prefer this version.

The reason this matters: each version has different ways to get data in. TurboTax Online doesn't support file imports at all—there's no way to upload a data file. TurboTax Desktop does support file imports, but with significant caveats we'll get to in a moment.

TurboTax Online: The Copy-Paste Guide

DeductIt's step-by-step TurboTax guide showing donation details ready to copy — Copy-paste guide with your data

For TurboTax Online, we provide a step-by-step copy-paste guide. DeductIt formats your donation data exactly how TurboTax expects it, organized by charity. You walk through each entry, copying the values into the corresponding TurboTax fields.

Is it glamorous? No. But it's reliable. Every field ends up exactly where it needs to be—charity name, address, donation type, fair market value, date—all of it. And for most people with a typical number of charitable donations, it takes just a few minutes.

We also offer an automated entry option that fills in the TurboTax Online forms for you using a browser extension—no copying and pasting required. It's available now from the Transfer to TurboTax screen.

TurboTax Desktop: Manual Guide + TXF Import

TurboTax Desktop users get the same copy-paste guide, plus an additional option: TXF file import.

What Is TXF?

TXF (Tax eXchange Format) is a legacy data format that TurboTax Desktop can import. It was designed years ago as a way for financial software to pass tax data into TurboTax.

The TXF Catch

DeductIt's TXF download section showing what gets imported and post-import instructions — TXF imports charity names, dates, and amounts

DeductIt's TXF export imports your charity names, donation dates, and amounts directly into TurboTax Desktop. Cash and non-cash item donations are grouped per charity, so you only need to enter each charity's details once.

A few donation types are excluded from TXF and must be entered manually in TurboTax: stock donations (which require Form 8283 with cost basis and acquisition details) and mileage donations (which have dedicated TurboTax fields for miles driven and rate per mile). DeductIt will show you exactly which donations were excluded before downloading.

After importing, all donations will show "Needs Review" in TurboTax. Before visiting the imported donations, we recommend that you click "Done" and answer the follow-up questions about special situations. Once that's done, go back and revisit each imported donation, adding any missing information.

            Our recommendation: If you're using TurboTax Online and you're comfortable installing a temporary browser extension, try the automated entry—it's the fastest option. Otherwise, the copy-paste guide works great for most users. For TurboTax Desktop, the TXF import can save time if you have a lot of cash and item donations. Just keep in mind that stock and mileage donations require manual entry in TurboTax, and imported donations will need additional cleanup, including item classification, valuation method, and charity address.
        

Quick Comparison

	TurboTax Online	TurboTax Desktop
Copy-paste guide	Yes	Yes
TXF file import	Not supported	Yes (cash + items)
Automated entry	Available now	Coming soon

Getting Started

Ready to transfer? In DeductIt, tap on your profile picture at the top right, then select Transfer to TurboTax. Select your tax year, verify your charity addresses, pick your TurboTax version, and you're on your way.

Open DeductIt →

Track donations, transfer to TurboTax, and keep your records organized.

Questions? Use the Feedback button in the app or visit our Help page. We're actively improving the TurboTax transfer experience based on your input.

— The Foothill AI Team