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Beginning in 2025, taxpayers who are age 65 or older may be eligible for the enhanced deduction for seniors. The maximum amount of the deduction is $6,000 per person ($12,000 if married filing jointly and both spouses are eligible) . For more information, see Enhanced Deduction for Seniors, later.\u003Cbr>Standard deduction amount increased. For 2025, the standard deduction amount has been increased for all filers. The amounts are:\u003Cbr>• Single or Married filing separately—$15,750;\u003Cbr>• Married filing jointly or Qualifying surviving spouse—$31,500; and\u003Cbr>• Head of household—$23,625 .\u003Cbr>Alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption increased.\u003Cbr>The AMT exemption amount has increased to $88,100 ($137,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying surviving spouse; $68,500 if married filing separately) .\u003Cbr>Earned income credit. The maximum amount of income you can earn and still get the credit has changed. You maybe able to take the credit if you earn less than:\u003Cbr>• $19,104 ($26,214 if married filing jointly), don’t have a qualifying child, and are at least 25 years old and under age 65;\u003Cbr>• $50,434 ($57,554 if married filing jointly), and you have one qualifying child;\u003Cbr>• $57,310 ($64,430 if married filing jointly), and you have two qualifying children; or\u003Cbr>• $61,555 ($68,675 if married filing jointly), and you have three or more qualifying children.\u003Cbr>For more information, see Earned Income Credit, later. Standard mileage rate. For 2025, the standard mileage rate allowed for operating expenses for a car when you use it for medical reasons is 21 cents a mile. |\n\nReminders  \nIncrease in required minimum distribution age. If youreach age 72 in 2023 or later and have funds in a traditional IRA or a traditional SIMPLE IRA, the required beginning date for your first required minimum distribution is April 1 of the year following the year in which you reach age 73.  \nMaximum age for traditional IRA contributions. The age restriction for contributions to a traditional IRA has been eliminated.  \nPublication 554 (2025) Catalog Number 15102R  \nJan 16, 2026 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service [www.irs.gov](www.irs.gov)  \nQualified disaster tax relief. Special rules provide for tax-favored withdrawals and repayments from certain retirement plans for taxpayers who suffered economic loss as a result of a qualified disaster. See Form 8915-F, Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments, for more information.  \nForm 1040-SR. Form 1040-SR, U.S. Income Tax Return for Seniors, was introduced in 2019. You can use this form if you are age 65 or older at the end of 2025. The form generally mirrors Form 1040. However, the Form 1040-SR has larger text and some helpful tips for older taxpayers. See the Instructions for Form 1040 for more information.  \nTax return preparers. Choose your preparer carefully. If you pay someone to prepare your return, the preparer is required, under the law, to sign the return and fill in the other blanks in the Paid Preparer Use Only section of your return. Remember, however, that you are still responsible for the accuracy of every item entered on your return. 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