The married filing jointly standard deduction starts at $24,000.
- Add $1,300 if you were born before January 2, 1954.
- Add $1,300 if your jointly-filing spouse was born before January 2, 1954.
- Add $1,300 if you were blind as of December 31, 2018.
- Add $1,300 if your jointly-filing spouse was blind as of December 31, 2018.
Example: Joint filers Pat and Tracy, who were both born in 1941 and are not blind, get a standard deduction of $24,000 + $1,300 + $1,300 = $26,600.
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