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Ashby
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Have taxes for 2018 changed to where if you have kids and are a regular employee it pays more to go standerdized tax

Quite possibly, yes. The standard deduction for 2018 nearly doubled because of tax reform. If married filing jointly, your standard deduction is now $24,000. Many taxpayers that used to itemized are taking standard.

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Ashby
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Have taxes for 2018 changed to where if you have kids and are a regular employee it pays more to go standerdized tax

Quite possibly, yes. The standard deduction for 2018 nearly doubled because of tax reform. If married filing jointly, your standard deduction is now $24,000. Many taxpayers that used to itemized are taking standard.

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