What's my standard deduction for 2025?
The standard deduction is a fixed dollar amount that reduces the amount of income you get taxed on. Think of it as tax-free income that you get to keep before taxes are applied to the rest.
Select your filing status below to get your 2025 standard deduction amount. Please note A temporary $6,000 bonus deduction was introduced for the 2025 tax year for taxpayers who are 65 or older. This can be taken in addition to the standard deduction, and it can also be claimed by those who itemize.
Single
Your standard deduction starts at $15,750.
Add $2,000 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $2,000 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Single filer Joe, who was born in 1972 and has been blind since birth, gets a standard deduction of $15,750 + $2,000 = $17,750.
Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Surviving Spouse
Your standard deduction starts at $31,500.
Add $1,600 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if your jointly-filing spouse was born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Add $1,600 if your jointly-filing spouse was blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Joint filers Pat and Tracy, who were both born in 1941 and are not blind, get a standard deduction of $31,500 + $1,600 + $1,600 = $34,700.
Head of Household
Your standard deduction starts at $23,625.
Add $2,000 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $2,000 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Head of Household filer Mary, who was born in 1963 and is blind, gets a standard deduction of $27,625.
Married Filing Separately
Your standard deduction starts at $15,750.
Add $1,600 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Marguerite and Phillip, a married couple who are filing separate returns, were both born in 1952. Neither one is blind. They each get a standard deduction of $15,750 + $1,600 = $17,350.
Because your filing status is Single, your standard deduction starts at $15,750.
Add $2,000 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $2,000 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Single filer Joe, who was born in 1972 and has been blind since birth, gets a standard deduction of $15,750 + $2,000 = $17,750.
Because your filing status is Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Surviving Spouse, your standard deduction starts at $31,500.
Add $1,600 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if your jointly-filing spouse was born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Add $1,600 if your jointly-filing spouse was blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Joint filers Pat and Tracy, who were both born in 1941 and are not blind, get a standard deduction of $31,500 + $1,600 + $1,600 = $34,700.
Because your filing status is Head of Household, your standard deduction starts at $23,625.
Add $2,000 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $2,000 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Head of Household filer Mary, who was born in 1963 and is blind, gets a standard deduction of $27,625.
Because your filing status is Married Filing Separately, your standard deduction starts at $15,750.
Add $1,600 if you were born before January 2, 1959
Add $1,600 if you were blind as of December 31, 2025
Example: Marguerite and Phillip, a married couple who are filing separate returns, were both born in 1952. Neither one is blind. They each get a standard deduction of $15,750 + $1,600 = $17,350.
