2024 Standard Deduction Married Filing Joint. The threshold phaseout amounts and the completed phaseout amounts shown in the table below for married taxpayers filing a joint return include the increase. You can choose married filing jointly as your filing status if you are considered married and both you and your spouse agree to file a joint return.
The top tax rate will remain at 37% for married couples. The standard deduction for married couples filing jointly was $29,200 in 2024, while heads of household saw a $21,900 standard deduction in 2024.