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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. $1,500 for married taxpayers (per qualifying ...
The standard deduction provides individuals with a certain threshold below which income is not taxed. However, some seniors may not be aware that this deduction is increased for those age 65 or older.
Under United States tax law, the standard deduction is a dollar amount that non-itemizers may subtract from their income before income tax (but not other kinds of tax, such as payroll tax) is applied. Taxpayers may choose either itemized deductions or the standard deduction, [1] but usually choose whichever results in the lesser amount of tax ...
Single filers and heads of households can deduct an additional $2,000 — up from $1,950 last year. Claiming a standard deduction means that you won’t be able claim any itemized deductions ...
For 2023 federal income tax returns (to be filed in April 2024), the standard deduction amounts are $13,850 for single and married filing separately individuals, $27,700 for those married filing ...
As of 2010, 68.8% of Federal individual tax receipts including payroll taxes, were paid by the top 20% of taxpayers by income group. The top 1% paid 24.2% whereas the bottom 20% paid 0.4% due to deductions and the Earned income tax credit. With 2013 tax law changes, the top 1% will pay an even larger share. [1]
The over-payment would be entered on the applicable line of Form 1040 and, assuming the employee did not owe any other Federal taxes, would be refunded to the employee. The employers who each paid $4,340 will not get a refund, since they are not aware that the employee overpaid in aggregate for the year. The government keeps the $818.40 overage.
Many tax professionals can attest that one common tax mistake many retirees make is taking the standard deduction on autopilot. The standard deduction for the 2025 tax year is $15,000, or ...