topic I ran my taxes and my refund did not increase when I put in the $30,000 standard deduction? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199482#M1176676 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:22:23 GMT hamsteele 2026-02-10T11:22:23Z I ran my taxes and my refund did not increase when I put in the $30,000 standard deduction? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199482#M1176676 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:22:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199482#M1176676 hamsteele 2026-02-10T11:22:23Z Re: I ran my taxes and my refund did not increase when I put in the $30,000 standard deduction? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199489#M1176678 <P>You do not enter a Standard Deduction, that is entered by the TurboTax program based on the information you entered in the My Info section of the program.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Standard deductions for 2023</STRONG></P> <P>Single - $13,850 add $1,850 if age 65 or older<BR />Married Filing Separately - $13,850 add $1,500 if age 65 or older<BR />Married Filing Jointly - $27,700 add $1,500 for each spouse age 65 or older<BR />Head of Household - $20,800 add $1,850 if age 65 or older</P> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:03:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199489#M1176678 DoninGA 2024-02-18T16:03:10Z Re: I ran my taxes and my refund did not increase when I put in the $30,000 standard deduction? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199490#M1176679 <P>The Standard Deduction is automatically applied when you start the return.&nbsp; It was already there before you noticed.&nbsp; &nbsp; How did you put it in?&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:03:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-ran-my-taxes-and-my-refund-did-not-increase-when-i-put-in-the-30-000-standard-deduction/01/3199490#M1176679 VolvoGirl 2024-02-18T16:03:27Z