Do both spouses need to be 65 to claim senior tax deduction?

[sandtoes91]

Married Filed Jointly. One spouse is 65, the other is 64. Can one spouse claim the $6k deduction on the MFJ return? Turbo tax is saying no, google is saying yes..

[JohnB5677]

No,  If one partner is 65+ you can get up to $6,000 as a deduction.

• This is automatically  calculated from the birthday you entered in My Info.
• It is not included in the Standard deduction box 12a
• It is posted to box 13b 
  • This may include other deductions that are calculated on Schedule 1A

[SteamTrain]

@sandtoes91 

though..it is a NO if the spouses are filing separately  (MFS)

as long as you are filing joint (MFJ), either spouse aged at least 65 during 2025, can get it.

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But it does phase out when AGI exceeds $150,000 for a MFJ couple.