Why does the Deductions tab in the Federal section state that the standard deduction is $8,098 when it's actually $12,000?

[Anonymous]

I am single and filing my own return. I'm a student and most of my income came from a summer internship. My total income was slightly less than $8,000. Because I'm single, my standard deduction should be $12,000. However, TurboTax states that the standard deduction will save me the most money, but then put that the standard deduction amount is $8,098 for some reason. That's also what the software entered on the 1040 form, page 2 line 8. 

Shouldn't that entry be $12,000? This error doesn't affect what refund I'd get, as my total income was still below the deduction, but I'm still hesitant to file my return if this is indeed an error.

[DoninGA]

Are you being claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return?

[Anonymous]

Yes I am. I just posted more details above as I forgot to when originally asking the question.

[DoninGA]

If you are being claimed as a dependent then only your total taxable income will be used as your standard deduction if under $12,000

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Here’s IRS publication 501.  The Standard Deduction for a dependent is on the Earned Income + 350 or the max for Single 12,000.  See worksheet on page 25

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf