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2009 Standard Deduction

Posted by taxguru on February 5, 2009

Q:

Subject: 2009 Standard Deduction >65

On your web page “2009 Individual Income Taxes Federal – Form 1040“, the section “2009 Standard Deductions” shows:

Single: $5,700 + $1,350 if over 64 and/or blind

However Form 1040es for 2009 shows:

• An unmarried individual (single or head of household) and are:
65 or older or blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,400

A:

The $1,400 figure is correct, as you can see on the attached excerpt from the latest TaxBook.

I will fix that on my website as soon as we get our power back and can start up our main computers.

Thanks for catching that.

Kerry

[Update] The web page has been updated to correct the figure.

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