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The standard deduction will go up to $15,000 for 2025 tax returns — up $400 from 2024 − for single taxpayers and married people filing separately.. The standard deduction climbs to $30,000 − ...
Plus, the top tax rate for high-income earners was lowered to 37 percent, from 39.6 percent, and a new 20 percent deduction was created for certain types of business income.
For heads of households, the standard deduction will be $22,500 for tax year 2025 — up $600 from 2024. About 90% of taxpayers claim the standard deduction now and do not itemize deductions.
For dependents, the standard deduction is equal to earned income (that is, compensation for services, such as wages, salaries, or tips) plus a certain amount ($400 in 2023). A dependent's standard deduction cannot be more than the basic standard deduction for non-dependents, or less than a certain minimum ($1,250 in 2023).
The origin of the current rate schedules is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), [2] [3] which is separately published as Title 26 of the United States Code. [4] With that law, the U.S. Congress created four types of rate tables, all of which are based on a taxpayer's filing status (e.g., "married individuals filing joint returns," "heads of households").
In 2024, the standard deduction is $14,600 for single filers and $29,200 for married taxpayers filing jointly. In 2025, the deduction will increase almost 3% to $15,000 for single taxpayers and ...
What’s the standard deduction for the 2024 tax year? The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly jumped $1,500 to $29,200. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing ...
According to the IRS, the standard deduction is $14,600 for single taxpayers and $29,200 for married couples filing jointly. In 2025, it will increase to $15,000 and $30,000, respectively.