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Timestamp: 2020-08-10 23:15:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 63', '§ 151', '§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 2', '§ 141']

Standard deduction: translation
The standard deduction, as defined under United States tax law, is a dollar amount that non-itemizers may subtract from their income and is based upon filing status. It is available to US citizens and resident aliens who are individuals, married persons, and heads of household and increases every year. It is not available to non-resident aliens residing in the United States. Additional amounts are available for persons who are blind and/or are at least 65 years of age. [I.R.C. §§ 63(c)(3), 63(f)(1)(A), 63(f)(2) (2007).] The standard deduction is distinct from personal exemptions, which also are available to all taxpayers and dependents. ["See" I.R.C. § 151 (2007)] As one may not take both itemized deductions and a standard deduction, taxpayers generally choose the deduction that results in the lesser amount of tax owed. [Samuel A. Donaldson, "Federal Income Taxation of Individuals: Cases, Problems and Materials", 2nd Edition (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2007), 27, 29.]
The applicable basic standard deduction amounts for tax year 2007 are as follows: [Consumer Price Index Adjustments for 2007, Revenue Procedure 2006-53, 2006-48 I.R.B. 996.]
The applicable basic standard deduction amounts for tax year 2006 are as follows:
* The taxpayer is 65 years of age or older; [I.R.C. §§ 63(c)(3), 63(f)(1)(A) (2007).]
* The taxpayer's spouse is 65 years of age or older; [I.R.C. §§ 63(c)(3), 63(f)(1)(B) (2007).]
* The taxpayer is blind (generally defined as not having corrected vision of at least 20/200 or as having extreme "limitation in the fields of vision"); and/or [I.R.C. §§ 63(c)(3), 63(f)(2)(A), 63(f)(4) (2007).]
* The taxpayer's spouse is blind (see definition above). [I.R.C. §§ 63(c)(3), 63(f)(2)(B), 63(f)(4) (2007).]
For each applicable condition, a taxpayer adds $1,050 to his/her standard deductions (for 2007). [Consumer Price Index Adjustments for 2007, Revenue Procedure 2006-53, 2006-48 I.R.B. 996.] However, the additional deduction is $1,300 for unmarried individuals and surviving spouses [Consumer Price Index Adjustments for 2007, Revenue Procedure 2006-53, 2006-48 I.R.B. 996.] (defined generally as one whose spouse died within the previous two years). [I.R.C. § 2(a).]
For dependents, the standard deduction is equal to earned income (that is, compensation for services, such as wages, salaries, or tips) plus a certain amount ($300 in 2007). [I.R.C. 63(c)(5); Consumer Price Index Adjustments for 2007, Revenue Procedure 2006-53, 2006-48 I.R.B. 996.] A dependent's standard deduction cannot be more than the basic standard deduction for non-dependents, or less than a certain minimum ($850 in 2007). [Consumer Price Index Adjustments for 2007, Revenue Procedure 2006-53, 2006-48 I.R.B. 996.]
Standard Deduction in 2007
70 year-old single individual
$5,350 + $1,300 = $6,650
40 year-old single individual who is blind
$10,700 + $1,050 + $1,050 + $1,050 = $13,850
Dependent who earns $200 in 2007.
$850 (minimum standard deduction for dependents)
Dependent who earns $2,000 in 2007
Dependent who earns $6,000 in 2007
$5,350 (maximum standard deduction for dependents)
*1040 Instruction Booklet for year 2005, Page 36.
* [http://www.irs.gov Internal Revenue Service Website]
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