Personal Exemption Amounts
Due to the 2017 tax reform law, there will be no personal exemption amounts in 2025. Personal exemptions used to decrease your taxable income before you determined the tax due. You were generally allowed one exemption for yourself (unless you could be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer), one exemption for your spouse if you filed a joint return, and one personal exemption for each of your dependents—but that's no longer the case. Notably, this is one of the provisions that could be affected if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is allowed to “sunset” or expire at the end of 2025 (as the law is currently written).
Standard Deduction Amounts
The standard deduction amounts will increase to $15,000 for individuals and married couples filing separately, representing an increase of $400 from 2024. Married couples filing jointly will see a deduction of $30,000, a boost of $800 from 2024, while heads of household will see a jump to $22,500, an increase of $600 from 2024
