My standard deduction appears to be too high.

[donald029]

I have finished my preparation and my standard deduction is $41,000.  This appears too high.  How do I find how this was computed?

[macuser_22]

Sounds like you itemized on Schedule A.

2020 standard deductions

$12,400 Single
$18,650 Head of Household
$24,800 Married Jointly

Add an additional $1,300 for over age 65 or blind
This amount increases to $1,650 if the taxpayer is also unmarried.

[VolvoGirl]

Did you enter a lot of deductions?  You get to use either the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions whichever is more.  If you have Itemized Deductions you should have a schedule A.  Are you looking at the right line?  1040 line 12.

[donald029]

No.  I did not itemize on Schedule A.  I expected $24,800 but it is double that.

[VolvoGirl]

Better call in.  Never seen that problem.

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[macuser_22]

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@donald029 wrote:

No.  I did not itemize on Schedule A.  I expected $24,800 but it is double that.

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How do you know that?   What form and line are you looking at?

What is on your 1040 form line 12?

[donald029]

I found a form called "St Ded with QDL".   Shows my "Net Qualified Disaster Loss" being added to the "Standard Deduction Claimed with Qualified Disaster Loss".  Can this be correct?

[macuser_22]

Do you have a form 4684  and did you have a qualified disaster loss?

[donald029]

Yes

[macuser_22]

Then it is probably correct and you would also have a Schedule A so it IS an itemized deduction.

(You might want to review the Schedule A and add any other deductions that you might have, medial, mortgage interest, property tax, others that would add more to your refund.)