https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/should-a-student-claimed-by-her-parents-get-the-12-200-standard-deduction/01/1451463#M32350 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:43:44 GMT czar0225 2020-04-12T22:43:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/should-a-student-claimed-by-her-parents-get-the-12-200-standard-deduction/01/1451463#M32350 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:43:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/should-a-student-claimed-by-her-parents-get-the-12-200-standard-deduction/01/1451463#M32350 czar0225 2020-04-12T22:43:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-should-a-student-claimed-by-her-parents-get-the-12-200-standard-deduction/01/1451580#M32354 <P>It depends if you can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer, your standard deduction for 2019 is limited to the greater of:</P> <UL> <LI>&nbsp;$1,100, or</LI> <LI>&nbsp;your <STRONG>earned income</STRONG> plus $350 (but the total can't be more than the basic standard deduction for your filing status).</LI> </UL> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Therefore, if the student had enough income then he/she can have a standard deduction of $12,200.</P> Sun, 12 Apr 2020 23:02:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-should-a-student-claimed-by-her-parents-get-the-12-200-standard-deduction/01/1451580#M32354 DanaB27 2020-04-12T23:02:55Z