Mr. and Mrs. Twig are both under 65 years of age and have no dependents. Their only income for the year was his salary of $15,500. During the year they made only a nominal amount of disbursements of the type that qualify as itemized deductions. What is their standard deduction on a 2018 joint return?

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Norah Shaw

20 May, 23:32

Mr. and Mrs. Twig are both under 65 years of age and have no dependents. Their only income for the year was his salary of $15,500. During the year they made only a nominal amount of disbursements of the type that qualify as itemized deductions. What is their standard deduction on a 2018 joint return?

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Deven Petty · Answer 1

The answer is: As a married couple filing jointly, their standard deduction for 2018 is $24,000.

Explanation:

The standard deductions for 2018 taxes filed on April 2019 are:

$12,000 for single taxpayers $12,000 for married taxpayers filing separately $18,000 for heads of households $24,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly $24,000 for qualifying widow (er) s

If Mr. and Mrs. Twig are a married couple filing jointly, their standard deduction for 2018 is $24,000.