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If you don't itemize deductions, you are entitled to a higher standard deduction if you are age 65 or older at the end of the year. You are considered age 65 on the day before your 65th birthday. Therefore, you can take a higher standard deduction for 2023 if you were born before January 2, 1959.
Standard deductions for taxpayers over 65. Taxpayers get a higher standard deduction when they turn 65 or are blind. If you are both, you get double the additional deduction.
If you are 65 or older and blind, the extra standard deduction for 2024 is $3,900 if you are single or filing as head of household. It's $3,100 per qualifying individual if you are married,...
Taxpayers who blind and/or are age 65 or older can claim an additional standard deduction, an amount that’s added to the regular standard deduction for their filing status. Filing Status
* If you were born before January 2, 1959, you're considered to be 65 or older at the end of 2023. (If your spouse died in 2023, see Death of spouse, later. If you're preparing a return for someone who died in 2023, see Death of taxpayer, later.) ** Gross income means all income you receive in the form of money, goods,
For tax year 2023, the additional standard deduction amounts for taxpayers who are 65 and older or blind are: $1,850 for single or head of household.
Taxpayers who are blind or at least age 65 can claim an additional standard deduction of $1,500 per person for 2023 (up from the $1,400 in tax year 2022) or $1,850 if they are unmarried and not a surviving spouse.
For 2023 the IRS standard deduction for seniors is $13,850 for those filing single or married filing separately, $27,700 for qualifying widows or married filing jointly, and $20,800 for a head of household. If you are blind, you will be able to increase the standard deduction by $1,500 (or $1,850 if single or filing as head of household).
The standard deduction for those over age 65 in tax year 2023 (filing in 2024) is $15,700 for singles, $29,200 for married filing jointly if only one partner is over 65 (or $30,700 if both are)...
For 2023, the additional standard deduction is $1,850 if you are single or file as head of household. If you’re married, filing jointly or separately, the extra standard deduction amount is $1,500 per qualifying individual.