Why is my standard deduction $8000 this year and $0 last year?

[xmasbaby0]

Are you someone else's dependent?

The standard deduction amount for an individual who may be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer cannot exceed the greater of $1300or the sum of $450 and the individual’s earned income (not to exceed the regular standard deduction amount of $15,750).

[VolvoGirl]

Or are you married?  If you had 0 last year you might have filed as Married filing Separately and your spouse itemized deductions but you didn't have any deductions on your return.  If you were a dependent last year you would have got the minium standard deduction of 1,300 not 0.   Where is the 0 on your 2024 return , what line #?  8,000 seems like an weird number.  Is it 8,000 even or what is the exact amount?    

[kileyw1984]

I'm not a dependent to anyone. I filed head of household married last year. Nothing from last year changed except my income went up due to overtime and position change. I dont know where the $8000 came from.

[kileyw1984]

Also it is $8000 even. 

[xmasbaby0]

We thought you were asking about your federal tax return, and now it seems you are asking about your New York State return.

$8000 is the standard deduction for NY if you are single.

https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/file/standard_deductions.htm

[kileyw1984]

But I am not single.  I'm married.  Filling head of household....

[xmasbaby0]

@kileyw1984 Married and Head of Household are two different filing statuses.   Information flows from your federal return to your state return.   What filing status did you use on your federal return?   If you were legally married at the end of 2025 your filing choices are to file married filing jointly or married filing separately, unless you lived apart from your spouse for at least the last six months of 2025 and you had custody of the children---then you might be able to file as Head of Household.

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-filing-status/qualify-head-household...

• What is a "qualifying person" for Head of Household?

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your marital status (single or married filing separately) into MyInfo, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/married-person-claim-head-house...