Do I have to have the Standard Deduction?

[ecsanchez9]

My refund went from almost $500 with the Standard Deduction but when I added a little bit more income it cut my refund in half because of the Standard Deduction.

[tygrtchr · Accepted solution]

It is possible that the extra income put you into a higher tax bracket.

[ecsanchez9]

Yeah. But do I have to file with the Standard Deduction?

[tygrtchr]

No.  You always have the option to itemize.