The IRS released the 2025 standard deduction amounts you’ll use for your 2025 tax return.
These amounts for each filing status are adjusted for inflation every year. So, the standard deduction is higher for 2025 than last year.
Knowing the standard deduction amount for your status can help you determine whether you should plan to itemize or standard deduct next year; after all, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is set to expire at the end of 2026, which, if it does, could lead to lower standard deduction amounts.
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For information on the current standard deduction, see: What's the 2024 Standard Deduction?
Note: The IRS also announced new 2025 federal income tax brackets. For more information, see New 2025 Tax Brackets Are Set.
How much is the standard deduction for 2025? (Returns normally filed in 2026)
The IRS has just announced that the standard deduction amounts are increasing between $400 and $800 from the 2024 numbers. Below are the 2025 amounts:
| Married Filing Joint and Surviving Spouses | $30,000 | Increase of $800 from the 2024 amount |
| Single and Married Filing Separately | $15,000 | Increase of $400 from the 2024 amount |
| Heads of Household | $22,500 | Increase of $600 from the 2024 amount |
2025 standard deduction over 65
There's an additional standard deduction for taxpayers 65 and older and those who are blind. For 2025 that additional amount is $1,600 ($2,000 if unmarried and not a surviving spouse).
Those eligible can add the extra standard deduction to the regular amount for their filing status. So, a single taxpayer 65 or older (or who is blind) can claim a total standard deduction of $17,000 on their 2025 federal tax return.
For more information on how the additional deduction works, see: The Extra Standard Deduction for People 65 or Older.
Standard deduction if you are claimed as a dependent
Your standard deduction amount may differ if you can be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer’s federal tax return.
The 2025 standard deduction for dependents is limited to either $1,350 or the sum of $450 and the dependent’s earned income, whichever is greater.
Note: The standard deduction for dependents cannot exceed the regular standard deduction for your filing status, even if your earned income is higher than the basic standard deduction amount.
How did the TCJA change the standard deduction?
It’s important to keep in mind that the TCJA, also known as the “Trump tax cuts” almost doubled the standard deduction about six years ago. Before the TCJA, the 2018 amounts for single filers and married filing joint couples were $6,500 and $12,000, respectively.
After the TCJA was enacted, the base standard deduction amounts jumped to $13,000 (single filers) and $24,000 (married filing jointly). As mentioned, the standard deduction is adjusted for inflation each year, which you can see from the newly announced 2025 amounts.
Currently, several provisions of the TCJA are set to sunset as of 2026. Not only could this reduce the standard deduction, but your taxes may be impacted by other changes in tax credits and deductions.
Post-election negotiations in Congress will be crucial in determining your tax burden going forward.
For more information on how the TCJA affected tax credits and deductions, see: What Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)?.
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