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itemize their deductions on Schedule A of Form 1040 is higher for 2012 than it was for 2011. The amount depends on your filing status. You can use the 2012 Standard Deduction Tables near the end of this publication to figure your standard deduction. Reminders Future developments. Information about any future developments affecting Publication 501
opments affecting Form 1040 or its instructions, go to www.irs.gov/form1040. Tax benefits extended. Several tempo-rary tax benefits have been extended through 2013, including the following. Deduction for educator expenses in figuring adjusted gross income (line 23). Tuition and fees deduction (line 34). Credit for nonbusiness energy
Form 1040 Department of the Treasury—Internal Revenue Service . OMB No. 1545-0074 (99) U.S. Individual Income Tax Return . 2012. IRS Use Only—Do not write or staple in this space. For the year Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2012, or other tax year beginning , 2012, ending , 20 See separate instructions. Your first name and initial . Last name
2012 Tax Table. ! CAUTION. See the instructions for line 44 to see if you must use the Tax Table below to figure your tax. Example. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are filing a joint return. Their taxable income on Form 1040, line 43, is $25,300. First, they find the $25,300–25,350 taxable income line.
Section 63(c)(2) provides the standard deduction for use in filing individual income tax returns. See all standard deductions by year and legislative history.
Standard Deduction Amount, 1970-2019. The standard deduction was first adopted in 1944. From 1944-1969, it was equal to 10 percent of adjusted gross income, up to a maximum of $1,000. Beginning in 1985, the blind and those aged 65 or over received larger standard deductions.
The standard deduction for taxpayers who don't itemize their deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040) is higher for 2023 than it was for 2022. The amount depends on your filing status. You can use the 2023 Standard Deduction Tables near the end of this publication to figure your standard deduction.
