More than 80 percent of itemizers reported making charitable donations, compared with 44 percent of non-itemizers, according to an analysis by Indiana University researchers commissioned by Independent Sector, a membership organization of nonprofits, foundations and corporations. (washingtonpost.com)
Also, offering a deduction to nonitemizers separate from the deduction for itemizers would increase the complexity of filing in an already complicated income tax system. (taxpolicycenter.org)
If you're a big itemizer and your expenses were big enough to exceed the 2 % threshold, this one could be painful. (nerdwallet.com)