topic My wife and i are retired . we have no mortgage $7000 to $8000 in deductions (this includes property taxes). I believe we should only do the short form, am I correct? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-and-i-are-retired-we-have-no-mortgage-7000-to-8000-in-deductions-this-includes-property/01/718644#M68749 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:53:15 GMT smowery747 2019-06-06T14:53:15Z My wife and i are retired . we have no mortgage $7000 to $8000 in deductions (this includes property taxes). I believe we should only do the short form, am I correct? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-and-i-are-retired-we-have-no-mortgage-7000-to-8000-in-deductions-this-includes-property/01/718644#M68749 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:53:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-and-i-are-retired-we-have-no-mortgage-7000-to-8000-in-deductions-this-includes-property/01/718644#M68749 smowery747 2019-06-06T14:53:15Z If the total amount you can itemize is 8,000 and you are... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-the-total-amount-you-can-itemize-is-8-000-and-you-are/01/718649#M68751 <P>If the total amount you can itemize is 8,000 and you are filing Married Filing Jointly, the standard deduction would be more advantageous.&nbsp;<BR /></P><P>Taking the standard deduction can be done using the short form 1040A.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:53:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/if-the-total-amount-you-can-itemize-is-8-000-and-you-are/01/718649#M68751 KrisD 2019-06-06T14:53:17Z