Retirement tax questions

It states, "Page 16: Age/Blindness, If you or your spouse (if you are married and filing a joint return) were born before January 2, 1959, or were blind at the end of 2023, check the appropriate boxes on the line labeled “Age/Blindness.”

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Itemized Deductions or Standard Deduction In most cases, your federal income tax will be less if you take the larger of your itemized deductions or standard deduction. Itemized Deductions To figure your itemized deductions, fill in Schedule A. If you made a section 962 election and are taking a deduction under section 250 with respect to any income inclusions under section 951A, don't report the deduction on line 12. Instead, report the tax with respect to a section 962 election on line 16 and include in the statement required by line 16 how you figured the section 250 deduction.

Standard Deduction
Most Form 1040 filers can find their standard deduction by looking at the amounts listed to the left of line 12.
Most Form 1040-SR filers can find their standard deduction by using the chart on the last page of Form 1040-SR. 

Exception 1—Dependent. If you checked the “Someone can claim you as a dependent” box, or if you’re filing
jointly and you checked the “Someone can claim your spouse as a dependent” box, use the Standard Deduction Worksheet for Dependents to figure your standard deduction. Someone claims you or your  spouse as a dependent if they list your or your spouse's name and SSN in the Dependents section of their return.

Exception 2—Born before January 2, 1959, or blind. If you checked any of the following boxes, figure your standard deduction using the Standard Deduction Chart for People Who Were Born Before January 2, 1959, or Were Blind if you are filing Form 1040 or by using the chart on the last page of Form 1040-SR.

• You were born before January 2,
1959.
• You are blind.
• Spouse was born before January 2,
1959.
• Spouse is blind.
Exception 3—Separate return

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