Standard Deduction 2024 For Seniors Blind. $3,700 if you are single or filing as head of household $3,000 per qualifying individual if you are. Taxpayers get a higher standard deduction when they turn 65 or are blind.

If you or your spouse were age 65 or older or blind at the end of the year, be sure to claim an additional standard deduction by checking the appropriate boxes for age or blindness. If you are both, you get double the additional deduction.