https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2095096#M754007 <P>Funny how this forum insists on showing my question as Online when I deliberately and carefully selected Windows as the platform.</P> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:40:35 GMT bobweissman 2021-03-16T23:40:35Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2094602#M753809 <P>This is the first year ever I fell into Standard Deduction thanks to the SALT limitation and the fact that most of my "charitable" contributions in a fraught election year were political and not deductible.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I was confused because my MFJ standard deduction was $26,100 instead of $24,800. I must be getting old.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:39:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2094602#M753809 bobweissman 2021-03-16T23:39:22Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2095079#M754002 <P>Right. The 2020 Standard Deduction for Joint is $24,800; plus $1,300 for each of you who is age 65+.</P><P>One of the "privileges" of being getting old!</P> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:38:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2095079#M754002 SweetieJean 2021-03-16T23:38:06Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2095096#M754007 <P>Funny how this forum insists on showing my question as Online when I deliberately and carefully selected Windows as the platform.</P> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:40:35 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-standard-deduction-confusion-resolved/01/2095096#M754007 bobweissman 2021-03-16T23:40:35Z