topic How come my Standard Deduction was $12,500? I thought Married Filing Jointly should have been $24,000. I already filed and my wife told me it should have been $24,000? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-come-my-standard-deduction-was-12-500-i-thought-married-filing-jointly-should-have-been-24-000-i/01/722693#M290615 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:15:43 GMT jeffsampson 2019-06-06T15:15:43Z How come my Standard Deduction was $12,500? I thought Married Filing Jointly should have been $24,000. I already filed and my wife told me it should have been $24,000? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-come-my-standard-deduction-was-12-500-i-thought-married-filing-jointly-should-have-been-24-000-i/01/722693#M290615 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:15:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-come-my-standard-deduction-was-12-500-i-thought-married-filing-jointly-should-have-been-24-000-i/01/722693#M290615 jeffsampson 2019-06-06T15:15:43Z The Standard Deductions increase in tax year 2018 and bey... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-standard-deductions-increase-in-tax-year-2018-and-bey/01/722694#M290616 <P>The Standard Deductions increase in tax year 2018 and beyond, not in tax year 2017.</P><P> <B>Standard deductions for 2017&nbsp;</B> </P><UL> <LI>Single - $6,350 add $1,550 if age 65 or older</LI> <LI>Married Filing Separately - $6,350 add $1,250 if age 65 or older</LI> <LI>Married Filing Jointly - $12,700 add $1,250 for each spouse age 65 or older</LI> <LI>Head of Household - $9,350 add $1,550 if age 65 or older</LI> </UL> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:15:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-standard-deductions-increase-in-tax-year-2018-and-bey/01/722694#M290616 DoninGA 2019-06-06T15:15:44Z