2024 Single Standard Deduction Amount. If you’re filing as single or married filing separately, you can deduct $13,850 for tax year 2023 (and $14,600 for tax year. The additional standard deduction amount for 2024 (returns usually filed in early 2025) is $1,550 ($1,950 if unmarried and not a surviving spouse).

$14,600 for married couples filing separately. For the 2023 tax year (for forms you file in 2024), the standard deduction is $13,850 for single filers and married couples filing separately, $27,700 for married couples.