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posted Apr 5, 2025 10:04:41 AM

Can I correct an incorrect standard deduction? Filed jointly with 1 additional dependent. TurboTax shows only $30,750 not $33,850.

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Level 15
Apr 5, 2025 10:12:31 AM

Your standard deduction is not affected by claiming a dependent, although you might get certain other credit(s) for claiming a dependent.

 

It sounds like you are filing a joint return and one spouse is 65 or older if your standard deduction is $30,750.

 

 

The standard deduction makes some of your income “tax free.”  It is not a refund.  You will see your standard or itemized deduction amount on line 12 of your 2024 Form 1040.

 

 

2024 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS

SINGLE $14,600    (65 or older/legally blind + $1950)

MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY            $14,600    (65 or older/legally blind + $1550)

MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $29,200    (65 or older/legally blind + $1550)

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $21,900    (65 or older/legally blind + $1950)

 

 

Level 15
Apr 5, 2025 10:19:42 AM

@volt-1948   Where are you getting the 33,850 or the extra $3,100 to make 33,850?  That  isn't even the 2025 standard deduction amount.  

Expert Alumni
Apr 5, 2025 10:33:23 AM

You can't change the numbers generated by the program that are set by the government. If you are able to override any amounts, that voids the accuracy guarantee.