topic Should I take the standard deduction rather than itemize if I am over 65, and have no mortgage in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/should-i-take-the-standard-deduction-rather-than-itemize-if-i-am-over-65-and-have-no-mortgage/01/423825#M54050 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:20:48 GMT msloanwarnersp 2019-06-04T21:20:48Z Should I take the standard deduction rather than itemize if I am over 65, and have no mortgage https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/should-i-take-the-standard-deduction-rather-than-itemize-if-i-am-over-65-and-have-no-mortgage/01/423825#M54050 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:20:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/should-i-take-the-standard-deduction-rather-than-itemize-if-i-am-over-65-and-have-no-mortgage/01/423825#M54050 msloanwarnersp 2019-06-04T21:20:48Z Yes, unless you have significant medical bills or charity... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-unless-you-have-significant-medical-bills-or-charity/01/423832#M54052 <P><B>Yes</B>, unless you have significant medical bills or charity donations, you are better to file using the increased standard deduction for taxpayers over 65.&nbsp;</P><P>The <B>standard deduction for a single taxpayer over 65 is $13,600</B> in 2018.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:20:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-unless-you-have-significant-medical-bills-or-charity/01/423832#M54052 CarolynM 2019-06-04T21:20:51Z