Standard Deduction For Tax Year 2024 Married Filing Jointly Over 65. For taxpayers who are married and filing jointly, the standard deduction for the 2024 tax year was increased to $29,200, up $1,500 from 2023. In 2024, it is $14,600 for single taxpayers and $29,200 for married taxpayers filing jointly, slightly increased from 2023 ($13,850 and $27,700).
You are considered age 65 on the day before. Married couples filing jointly or separately:
The additional standard deduction for age 65 is larger in the single filing status than the additional standard deduction per person for age 65 in married filing jointly.
You can take an additional $1,550 standard deduction in 2024 ($1,500 in 2023) for each person who’s 65 or older, or blind.
For the 2023 tax year (for forms you file in 2024), the standard deduction is $13,850 for single filers and married couples filing separately, $27,700 for married.
It’s $3,000 per qualifying individual if you are.
