{"id":3005,"date":"2024-02-02T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:56:31","slug":"when-you-cant-or-shouldnt-claim-the-standard-deduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/when-you-cant-or-shouldnt-claim-the-standard-deduction\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Can&#8217;t or Shouldn&#8217;t Claim the Standard Deduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/When_You_Cant_or_Shouldnt_Claim_the_Standard_Deduction.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3006\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/When_You_Cant_or_Shouldnt_Claim_the_Standard_Deduction.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/When_You_Cant_or_Shouldnt_Claim_the_Standard_Deduction-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/When_You_Cant_or_Shouldnt_Claim_the_Standard_Deduction-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The higher standard deduction has some people thinking they can handle their own personal income-tax preparation. They may want to think again. For instance, you can\u2019t use the standard deduction if you\u2019re:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A married individual filing as married filing separately whose spouse itemizes deductions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filing a tax return for less than 12 months because of a change in your annual accounting period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nonresident alien or a dual-status alien during the year\u2014unless you\u2019re married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien at the end of the year and choose to be treated as a U.S. resident for tax purposes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filing as an estate or trust, common trust fund, or partnership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with standard deductions of $27,700 for 2023 and $29,200 for 2024, you may want to itemize deductions if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Had large uninsured medical and dental expenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paid interest and taxes on your home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had large uninsured casualty or theft losses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Made large contributions to qualified charities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Your tax advisor can help you determine what\u2019s best for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The higher standard deduction has some people thinking they can handle their own personal income-tax preparation. 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For instance, you can\u2019t use the standard deduction if you\u2019re: Even with standard deductions of $27,700 for 2023 and $29,200 for 2024, you may want to itemize deductions if you: Your tax advisor &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/when-you-cant-or-shouldnt-claim-the-standard-deduction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;When You Can&#8217;t or Shouldn&#8217;t Claim the Standard Deduction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,319],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newletters","category-standard-deduction"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When You Can&#039;t or Shouldn&#039;t Claim the Standard Deduction - Conner Ash<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.connerash.com\/blog\/when-you-cant-or-shouldnt-claim-the-standard-deduction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When You Can&#039;t or Shouldn&#039;t Claim the Standard Deduction - Conner Ash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The higher standard deduction has some people thinking they can handle their own personal income-tax preparation. 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