Standard Deduction Calculator
Look up your 2026 federal standard deduction, including the extra amount for being 65+ or blind.
- Base amount
- $16,100.00
- Extra for age/blindness
- $0.00
About the Standard Deduction Calculator
The Standard Deduction Calculator gives you an instant answer from just a few inputs — filing status, are you 65 or older?, are you blind?. It runs entirely in your browser, so the numbers you enter stay private and never touch a server, and the result recalculates the moment you change a value. It's free to use with no sign-up, no limits, and nothing to install.
Worth Knowing
The standard deduction is the flat amount you can subtract from income without itemizing, and it roughly doubled after 2017, which is why the large majority of filers now take it. This tool includes the extra amount available to those 65 or older or blind, an addition many people miss. You take either the standard deduction or your itemized total, whichever is larger — never both — so the two are worth comparing whenever you have significant deductible expenses.
How to Use
- Enter Filing status into the first field of the Standard Deduction Calculator.
- Fill in the rest: Are you 65 or older?, Are you blind?.
- Your result appears instantly as you type — there's no submit button or page reload.