Tax Year 2024 Standard Deduction and Exemptions (filed in 2025)
- Single - $14,600
- Married Filing Joint - $29,200
- Married Filing Separate - $14,600
- Head of Household - $21,900
- Surviving Spouse - $29,200
Personal Exemptions- ELIMINATED
A person is considered to reach age 65 on the day before his or her 65th birthday.
If the taxpayer or spouse is legally blind and/or born before January 2, 1960, the following additions are added to the standard deduction for each occurrence:
- $1,550 for Married Filing Joint or Separate and Surviving Spouse filers
- $1,950 for Single and Head of Household filers
- Not available if itemizing deductions - If Married filing Separate and one spouse itemizes their deductions, the other must also itemize.
Tax Year 2022 Standard Deduction and Exemptions (filed in 2023)
- Single - $12,950
- Married Filing Joint - $25,900
- Married Filing Separate - $12,950
- Head of Household - $19,400
- Surviving Spouse - $25,900
Personal Exemptions- ELIMINATED
A person is considered to reach age 65 on the day before his or her 65th birthday.
If the taxpayer or spouse is legally blind and/or born before January 2, 1958, the following additions are added to the standard deduction for each occurrence:
- $1,400 for Married Filing Joint or Separate and Surviving Spouse filers
- $1,750 for Single and Head of Household filers
- Not available if itemizing deductions - If Married filing Separate and one spouse itemizes their deductions, the other must also itemize.
Tax Year 2021 Standard Deduction and Exemptions (filed in 2022)
- Single - $12,550
- Married Filing Joint - $25,100
- Married Filing Separate - $12,550
- Head of Household - $18,800
- Surviving Spouse - $25,100
Personal Exemptions- ELIMINATED
A person is considered to reach age 65 on the day before his or her 65th birthday.
If the taxpayer or spouse is legally blind and/or born before January 2, 1957, the following additions are added to the standard deduction for each occurrence:
- $1,370 for Married Filing Joint or Separate and Surviving Spouse filers
- $1,700 for Single and Head of Household filers
- Not available if itemizing deductions - If Married filing Separate and one spouse itemizes their deductions, the other must also itemize.