New question, for those knowledgeable about tax filing for trusts:
Filing a 1041 for a trust.
A 'simple' trust seems to not be allowed a deduction for charitable donations.
What about a 'complex' trust?
TurboTax had my trust as a simple trust last year, yet we had a charity deduction. This year, it didn't ask me anywhere for my charity amount. It ended up checking the box 'complex' trust, yet still didn't give me any place to insert my charity amount.
The final tax form has an area on schedule A that allows charity with all sorts of conditions.
Was the law changed in the last year to eliminate/minimize charity deductions for trusts?