Exemption if a dependent

[DawnC]

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[rickdebelak]

An 80 year old Illinois taxpayer can be claimed by someone else as a dependent. How do you complete Illinois line 10a and 10b? Turbo Tax auto fills line 10b with $1000

[AmyC]

IL line 10b is $1,000 for the tax return filer over age 65 and their spouse over age 65.  There is an "X" next to either you or your spouse.

Line D is for the dependent deduction.

[rickdebelak]

This return is the 80 year old dependents. Can there be zero on line 10a and $1000 on line 10b ?

[AmyC · Accepted solution]

Oh, yes, because he is not claiming himself so 0 on line 10a. Excellent, it makes sense. He still gets credit for being over 65. It is considered an "additional  amount".