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Standard Deduction Calculator

Look up Tax Year 2026 federal standard deduction amounts—including extras for age 65+ and blindness.

TY2026 basics
Age & blind add-ons
All filing statuses

TY2026 basic standard deduction by filing status plus additional amounts for age/blind conditions. Educational only.

Limitation: Educational estimate for U.S.

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How to Look Up the Standard Deduction

Select filing status and age/blind conditions.

1

Choose filing status.

Spouse fields

Spouse age/blind flags apply for joint, separate, and qualifying surviving spouse scenarios in this model.

What Standard Deduction Results Mean

The deduction amount you could use instead of itemizing in a simple federal scenario—dependent limited standard deduction rules are not modeled.

Standard Deduction Examples

Single, no extras

Scenario inputs

filingStatus:single
taxpayerAge65OrOlder:false
taxpayerBlind:false
spouseAge65OrOlder:false
spouseBlind:false

Primary result

$16,100

TY2026 basic single amount.

Single, 65 and blind

Scenario inputs

filingStatus:single
taxpayerAge65OrOlder:true
taxpayerBlind:true
spouseAge65OrOlder:false
spouseBlind:false

Primary result

$20,200

$16,100 + 2 × $2,050.

Educational estimate

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Standard Deduction Formula

Rev. Proc. 2025-32 §4.14.

Formula

Single​/​MFS $16,100; MFJ​/​QSS $32,200; HoH $24,150

Basic amounts

Single​/​MFS $16,100; MFJ​/​QSS $32,200; HoH $24,150

Additional

$2,050 per condition if single​/​HoH; else $1,650 per condition

Scientific Background

Assumptions: non-dependent filer; spouse conditions counted for MFJ/MFS/QSS. Limitations: dependent standard deduction cap and senior deduction interactions beyond §63(f) add-ons not modeled. Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-25-32.pdf

Sources & review

Standard Deduction Calculator documents the references behind its formulas and assumptions. Always treat results as educational estimates, not personalized professional advice.

Last reviewed

July 22, 2026

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