The program showed my tax liability then i put in the deductions and the program did not lower my tax liability. Why not?

[lee1441]

why doesn't my tax liability go down after I put in my deductions?

[CherylW · Accepted solution]

It may be because your standard deduction (what the government gives you for your filing status) is higher than your itemized deductions.

The chart and the amounts are below.

Here's a list of all the deductions that you can use to try to get higher than the standard deduction.