Standard Deduction 2024 Married Filing Jointly. For the tax year 2024, the standard deduction for married couples filing jointly will increase to $29,200, an increase of $1,500 over the tax year 2023. You are married but filing separate tax returns and your spouse itemizes deductions.

For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, the standard deduction rises to $14,600 for 2024, an increase of $750 from 2023; $29,200 for married individuals filing jointly and surviving spouses, $21,900 for heads of households, and;