If you turn 65years old before o the end of the tax year and are a US citizen; is that enough to qualify as elderly or must you be disabled also?

[xmasbaby0]

If you are 65 or older at the end of 2023 you get the higher standard deduction ---it will show up on line 12 of your Form 1040.  The software uses your date of birth as entered in MY INFO.

As for the credit for Elderly and Disabled---Congress has not updated that credit for so many years  (decades) that very few people are eligible to use it.

ELDERLY OR DISABLED CREDIT https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/do-i-qualify-for-the-credit-for-the-elderly-or-disabled

[KrisD15]

Just turning 65 is all that is needed and  would qualify for the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled if you meet the income levels. 

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@cherylalston2121