I have no income and I'm unemployed how can they take a standard $12,000 deduction from my first tax return

But I have zero income no taxable anyting this is the first time I filed my taxes I was a housewife and now I am separated.

Level 15

Apr 8, 2020 4:20:44 PM

You are confused about what the standard deduction means. No one is "taking" money from you. The standard deduction of $12,200 is money that is not taxed.

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I have no income and I'm unemployed how can they take a standard $12,000 deduction from my first tax return