{"id":22893,"date":"2026-01-15T22:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budgetadirect.com\/?p=22893"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:30:50","slug":"standard-deduction-for-2025-and-2026-how-much-its-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budgetadirect.com\/?p=22893","title":{"rendered":"Standard Deduction For 2025 And 2026: How Much It&#8217;s Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" wp_automatic_readability=\"197.27783892864\">\n<div id=\"block_3e5f2c538c78239c31a42401e1f98737\" class=\"key-takeaways sm:border-l-4 border-(--accent) sm:pl-8 my-8 relative\" style=\"--accent: var(--color-blue-medium)\">\n    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-4 mt-0 mb-4 text-crop-none max-sm:flex max-sm:items-center max-sm:gap-4\" id=\"key-takeaways\" data-position=\"0\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-0-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Key takeaways\" data-outcome=\"\">\n    <span class=\"shrink-0\">Key takeaways<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"max-sm:h-0.5 max-sm:w-full max-sm:w-full max-sm:bg-(--accent) max-sm:rounded-full max-sm:block\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<p>    <!-- htmlmin:ignore --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col text-gray-700 mb-0 gap-2 list-disc\">\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            The standard deduction is a specific dollar amount that you can use to reduce your taxable income. You have to choose between claiming the standard deduction and itemizing (that is, claiming expenses that you paid).\n                                                <\/li>\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            The standard deduction amount usually increases each year for inflation. Also, the standard deduction got a slight boost in the massive new tax law in 2025.\n                                                <\/li>\n<li class=\"pl-4 relative marker:text-(--accent)\">\n                                                            People aged 65 and older qualify for an extra standard deduction. On top of that, the new tax law offers a temporary additional deduction of $6,000 for older taxpayers below a certain income level.\n                                                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The standard deduction is a powerful tool for trimming your tax bill because it reduces how much of your income is subject to tax. Plus, the standard deduction is one of the easiest tax benefits to claim \u2014 for most taxpayers, the IRS is going to let you claim it, no questions asked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"StaticJumpTo my-12\" id=\"staticJumpTo-1\" data-cy=\"staticJumpTo-1\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Content in this article\" x-data=\"{&#10;        isMobile: false,&#10;        isTouch: false,&#10;        isStaticJumpToToggleExpanded: false,&#10;        trackActiveJumpToItem: null,&#10;        scrollWatchTimer: null,&#10;        statesDisabled: false,&#10;        checkIfMobile() {&#10;            const menuButton = document.getElementById('SiteNavMenuButton');&#10;            const menuCheck = (menuButton.offsetHeight !== 0 &amp;&amp; menuButton.offsetWidth !== 0);&#10;            return menuCheck;&#10;        },&#10;        checkIfTouch() {&#10;            return window.matchMedia('(hover: none), (pointer: coarse)').matches;&#10;        },&#10;        windowResized() {&#10;            this.isMobile = this.checkIfMobile();&#10;            this.isTouch = this.checkIfTouch();&#10;&#10;            if (this.isTouch) {&#10;                this.statesDisabled = true;&#10;            } else {&#10;                this.statesDisabled = false;&#10;            }&#10;        },&#10;        init() {&#10;            this.windowResized();&#10;        },&#10;        handleStaticJumpTo(el) {&#10;            el.classList.add('is-active');&#10;            this.trackActiveJumpToItem = el;&#10;        },&#10;        handleScrollWatch() {&#10;            \/\/ Wait for the scroll to finish.&#10;            if (this.trackActiveJumpToItem) {&#10;                if (this.scrollWatchTimer !== null) {&#10;                    clearTimeout(this.scrollWatchTimer);&#10;                }&#10;                this.scrollWatchTimer = setTimeout(this.handleScrollWatchTimeout.bind(this), 150);&#10;            }&#10;        },&#10;        handleScrollWatchTimeout() {&#10;            if (this.trackActiveJumpToItem !== this.$refs.staticJumpToItem0) {&#10;                this.trackActiveJumpToItem.classList.remove('is-active');&#10;            }&#10;        },&#10;    }\" x-init=\"init()\" x-on:resize.window=\"windowResized()\" x-on:scroll.window=\"handleScrollWatch()\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.5376344086022\">\n<p class=\"text-gray-900 font-bold text-xl mb-4\">\n        Jump ahead to the standard deduction amounts:\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"what-is\" data-position=\"1\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-1-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"What is the standard deduction?\" data-outcome=\"\">What is the standard deduction?<\/h2>\n<p>The standard deduction is a set dollar amount that taxpayers can enter on their Form 1040 tax return. You subtract the amount of the standard deduction from your adjusted gross income (AGI), thus reducing how much of your money is subject to tax \u2014 and that in turn reduces your federal tax bill. <\/p>\n<p>The amount you can deduct depends on your filing status (single, married filing jointly, etc.). Plus, if you\u2019re 65 or older, you can claim a new $6,000 \u201cbonus\u201d deduction (if your income is below certain limits), on top of an additional standard deduction available to those 65 or older and\/or visually impaired (more on that below). <\/p>\n<p>The IRS generally increases the amount of the standard deduction every year to account for inflation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-it-works\" data-position=\"2\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-2-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"How the standard deduction works\" data-outcome=\"\">How the standard deduction works<\/h2>\n<p>Taxpayers must choose between claiming the standard deduction and itemizing their deductions. Itemizing essentially means you add up your list of qualified expenses and deduct that amount. The IRS determines what you can and can\u2019t claim as an itemized expense; some popular ones include the state and local taxes deduction and the charitable contributions deduction.<\/p>\n<p>When deciding between the standard deduction and itemizing, you want to choose the bigger number, because the higher your deduction amount \u2014 either the standard deduction or your total itemized deductions \u2014 the lower your tax bill.<\/p>\n<p>You subtract either the standard deduction or your total itemized deductions from your AGI, and the result is your taxable income. (Check out line 12 of Form 1040 to see the IRS instructions.)<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of people now claim the standard deduction thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). That law almost doubled the amount of the standard deduction, plus reduced some of the itemized deductions available to taxpayers.\u00a0Then, the megabill that became law in 2025 made the TCJA\u2019s standard deduction amount permanent (it was set to expire at the end of 2025), plus added an additional inflation boost for the 2025 standard deduction.<\/p>\n<p>All of which is to say: It\u2019s now even more likely most taxpayers will claim the standard deduction.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that claiming the standard deduction is a lot easier than itemizing. Itemizing entails gathering paperwork and making sure you follow some complex rules, while claiming the standard deduction is as simple as finding the dollar amount that applies to your filing status.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-much-is-it-worth\" data-position=\"3\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-3-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"How much is the current standard deduction worth?\" data-outcome=\"\">How much is the current standard deduction worth?<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"2025-standard-deduction\">Standard deduction for 2025<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the current standard deduction amounts for 2025, for returns filed in 2026:<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full overflow-x-auto\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-fixed-layout wrapped\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Filing status<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025 standard deduction amount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td>Single<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$15,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Head of household<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$23,625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Married filing jointly<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$31,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<td>Qualifying surviving spouse<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$31,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<td>Married filing separately<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$15,750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td>Source: IRS.gov<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"\/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"2026-standard-deduction\">Standard deduction for 2026<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the current standard deduction amounts for 2026, for returns filed in 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full overflow-x-auto\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-fixed-layout wrapped\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Filing status<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2026 standard deduction amount<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<tr>\n<td>Single<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$16,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Head of household<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$24,150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Married filing jointly<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$32,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<td>Qualifying surviving spouse<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$32,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"2\">\n<td>Married filing separately<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$16,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td>Source: IRS.gov<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"\/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"who-cannot-claim\" data-position=\"4\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-4-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Who can\u2019t take the standard deduction?\" data-outcome=\"\">Who can\u2019t take the standard deduction?<\/h2>\n<p>Not everyone can choose the standard deduction. Here\u2019s a list of taxpayers who don\u2019t qualify:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your filing status is married filing separately and your spouse itemizes their deductions.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re a nonresident alien or dual-status alien. However, there are certain exceptions to this rule.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re filing an individual income tax return for less than 12 months because of a change in your annual accounting period.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re filing an estate, trust or partnership tax return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"when-should-you-claim\" data-position=\"5\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-5-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"When should you claim the standard deduction?\" data-outcome=\"\">When should you claim the standard deduction?<\/h2>\n<p>When filing your Form 1040 tax return, you\u2019ll have the option to itemize your deductions or choose the standard deduction.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, it\u2019s best to choose the standard deduction when your total itemized deductions add up to less than the standard deduction amount for your filing status. For many taxpayers, claiming the standard deduction is the right choice.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"standard-vs-itemized\" data-position=\"6\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-6-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Standard deduction vs. itemized deductions\" data-outcome=\"\">Standard deduction vs. itemized deductions<\/h2>\n<p>When choosing between claiming the standard deduction and itemizing, you first need to know (or at least estimate) what your itemized deductions add up to.<\/p>\n<p>Itemizing your deductions lets you deduct the actual amount of specific expenses from your taxable income, up to IRS limits. Common itemized deductions include mortgage interest, charitable contributions and eligible medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Another popular itemized deduction is the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction, which lets you deduct your property taxes as well as your state and local income taxes or state sales taxes. The SALT deduction is currently capped at $40,000 per year from 2025 through 2029. In 2030, the cap is slated to drop to $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>If your itemized deductions add up to more than the standard deduction, then you would likely itemize. Otherwise, it makes more financial sense to claim the standard deduction.\u00a0Generally, about 90% of taxpayers claim the standard deduction.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re married filing jointly and your 2025 property taxes, state income taxes, mortgage interest and qualified charitable contributions add up to $50,000, then it would make more sense to itemize rather than claiming the $31,500 standard deduction.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bonus-deduction\" data-position=\"7\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-7-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"New \u2018bonus\u2019 deduction for those 65 and older\" data-outcome=\"\">New \u2018bonus\u2019 deduction for those 65 and older<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to the new tax law, taxpayers who are 65 or older now qualify for a new bonus deduction of up to $6,000, or up to $12,000 for couples who are married filing jointly and both spouses are 65 or older.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS counts you as 65 years old as long as you\u2019re that age on the last day of the tax year. Interestingly, the IRS counts you as 65 the day <em>before<\/em> your birthday. For example, for tax year 2025, the IRS says you\u2019re 65 years old if you were born before Jan. 2, 1961.<\/p>\n<p>But there are three key ways this new bonus deduction is unlike the standard deduction:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<strong>Income limits<\/strong>. This bonus deduction starts to phase out with modified adjusted gross income of $75,000 for single filers and $150,000 for married-filing-jointly filers.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Temporary tax break<\/strong>. The bonus deduction is temporary, in effect only from 2025 through 2028.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>You can itemize.<\/strong> Eligible taxpayers can claim the bonus deduction even if they itemize their deductions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"deduction-for-older-or-blind-taxpayers\" data-position=\"8\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-8-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Extra standard deduction for older or visually impaired taxpayers\" data-outcome=\"\">Extra standard deduction for older or visually impaired taxpayers<\/h2>\n<p>On top of the standard deduction and the new bonus deduction, taxpayers who are 65 or older or blind can claim an extra standard deduction. On Form 1040 (or Form 1040SR, the tax return for senior taxpayers that has larger type), you can check one box if you\u2019re 65 or older and a second box if you\u2019re visually impaired.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re married, there\u2019s a box for your spouse to check if they\u2019re 65 or older and a box to check if they\u2019re visually impaired. For married couples, the age and vision of each spouse is counted separately, meaning that an older couple could check up to four boxes, each worth an additional standard deduction. The total number of checked boxes determines the total amount of the extra standard deduction.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 (for returns filed in 2026), the extra standard deduction for a taxpayer who is 65 or older, or blind, and\u2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>married, is $1,600, per qualifying spouse.<\/li>\n<li>single or head of household (and doesn\u2019t qualify as a surviving spouse) is $2,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those amounts are doubled if you\u2019re 65 or older <i>and<\/i> visually impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of the value of the extra standard deduction for 65 or older and\/or blind taxpayers, by filing status, for 2025, for returns filed in 2026:<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full overflow-x-auto\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-fixed-layout wrapped\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Filing status<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2025 extra standard deduction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody wp_automatic_readability=\"4.5\">\n<tr>\n<td>Single, 65+ or blind<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Single, 65+ and blind<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"3\">\n<td>Married filing jointly, one spouse is 65+ or blind<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$1,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"3\">\n<td>Married filing jointly, both spouses are 65+ or blind<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$3,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr wp_automatic_readability=\"3\">\n<td>Married filing jointly, both spouses are 65+ and blind<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$6,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td>Source: IRS.gov<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"\/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the extra standard deduction, if your 65th birthday was Jan. 1, the IRS considers you 65 for the previous tax year.<\/p>\n<p>As for visual acuity, you may qualify for the extra deduction if you are partially blind by attaching a letter from your physician attesting to your limited vision.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"deduction-for-dependent-taxpayers\" data-position=\"9\" data-beam-element-viewed=\"\" data-id=\"br-h2-9-onpage-placement\" data-type=\"h2\" data-location=\"Editorial\" data-name=\"h2_all\" data-text=\"Standard deduction for dependent taxpayers\" data-outcome=\"\">Standard deduction for dependent taxpayers<\/h2>\n<p>Even taxpayers who are claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer may have a reason to file a tax return of their own: So they can get a refund of withheld money.<\/p>\n<p>A taxpayer who is claimed as a dependent on someone else\u2019s tax return for tax year 2025 (and who is younger than 65 and not blind) can claim a standard deduction of $1,350, or their earned income plus $450, whichever number is higher. 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