Sentences with phrase «highest standard deduction amount»

The Qualifying Widow (or Widower) filing status entitles you to use the Married Filing Jointly tax rates and the highest standard deduction amount (if you do not itemize deductions).

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's higher standard deduction was sold to the American public as a «doubling» of the deduction amount.

A standard deduction amount is available for all filling their income taxes; however, if your situation fits into one of a few specific categories, you may be allowed to take a higher deduction.

In other words, if a homeowner has a standard deduction of $ 9,700 and his or her itemized deductions total $ 8,000, he or she is better choosing the standard deduction because it is higher than the itemized amount.

Once you are married and own a home, many people find that it is more advantageous to itemize their deductions — typically because deductions such as mortgage interest result in a higher total deductible amount than the standard deduction.

And as with interest that you pay over the course of the loan, the amount you pay in points is generally tax - deductible (this assumes that it still makes financial sense for you to itemize your deductions rather than take the new higher standard deduction).

If your qualifying expenses exceed your standard deduction, you may claim the higher amount by itemizing your deductions.

Changes being considered include the elimination of the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes, a proposal to double the standard deduction — which would effectively nullify the value of the mortgage interest deduction for all but the highest - earning families — and a cap on the amount of mortgage interest that could be deducted.