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IRS increases tax deductions for 2020

Source: accountingtoday.com - Nov 6, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual inflation adjustments for dozens of tax items and tax schedules Wednesday, saying the standard deduction for married taxpayers who file joint tax returns will increase $400 to $24,800 in tax year 2020, while for single taxpayers and married individuals who file separately, the standard deduction will go up $200 to $12,400. For heads of households, the standard deduction will be $18,650 for tax year 2020, up $300.

Revenue Procedure 2019-44 spells out the details about these annual adjustments. Some tax law changes in the revenue procedure were added by the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, which increased the failure to file penalty to $330 for returns due after the end of 2019. The new penalty will be adjusted for inflation beginning with tax year 2021. Tax year 2020 adjustments typically are used on tax returns filed in 2021.

The tax items for tax year 2020 that promise to hold the most interest to the majority taxpayers and tax professionals include the following dollar amounts:

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