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Doug4
June 7, 2019
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What will be the standard deduction in 2018 for joint returns of people with both over age 65?

  • June 7, 2019
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Best answer by DoninGA
Standard deductions for 2018 

Single - $12,000 add $1,600 if age 65 or older
Married Filing Separately - $12,000 add $1,300 if age 65 or older
Married Filing Jointly - $24,000 add $1,300 for each spouse age 65 or older
Head of Household - $18,000 add $1,600 if age 65 or older

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DoninGA
DoninGA
Employee
June 7, 2019
From the actual bill that has passed Congress - "The additional standard deduction for the elderly and the blind is not changed by the provision."
DoninGA
DoninGAAnswer
Employee
June 7, 2019
Standard deductions for 2018 

Single - $12,000 add $1,600 if age 65 or older
Married Filing Separately - $12,000 add $1,300 if age 65 or older
Married Filing Jointly - $24,000 add $1,300 for each spouse age 65 or older
Head of Household - $18,000 add $1,600 if age 65 or older
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    TaxGuyBill
    Employee
    June 7, 2019
    It is $1300 per person age 65 or older.
    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-17-58.pdf#page=14">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-17-58.pdf#page=14</a>

    So if both are over age 65, the total Standard Deduction will be $26,600.
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    SweetieJean
    Employee
    June 7, 2019

    But remember that this is for 2018 returns (filed in 2019), not 2017 ones filed in 2018.

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