Senior Deduction Calculator: $6,000 Deduction for 65+

Estimate the new federal enhanced deduction for seniors: up to $6,000 per person 65 or older, cut by 6% of MAGI over $75,000 ($150,000 joint).

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Good to know: Scope: the federal enhanced deduction for seniors (often called the “$6,000 senior bonus deduction”) on Schedule 1-A (Form 1040), Part V, for tax years 2025 through 2028. It follows the IRS form lines: your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) minus $75,000 ($150,000 if married filing jointly), times 6%, is taken off $6,000 (not below $0); that amount is allowed once for you and once for your spouse on a joint return, for each person who is 65 or older by the end of the tax year and has a valid Social Security number. The IRS treats you as 65 on the day before your 65th birthday, so for 2025 you count if you were born before January 2, 1961, and each later year moves that date by one year. Married filing separately gets $0. Not included: the regular additional standard deduction for age 65 or blind (a separate, older rule), how to figure MAGI beyond your adjusted gross income plus excluded foreign and territory income, taxation of Social Security benefits, state income tax, and the tips, overtime and car loan interest deductions on the same schedule. The tax saving is a rough estimate from the bracket you type. Your dates of birth stay in this browser tab; nothing is sent or saved. Independent ToolsKo estimate, not tax advice. Sources reviewed November 13, 2026.

How to use it (step by step)

1Pick the tax year and your filing status. If you are married, the deduction is only allowed on a joint return.
2Enter your date of birth (and your spouse’s if you file jointly) and say whether each of you has a valid Social Security number.
3Enter your MAGI (for most people, the adjusted gross income on Form 1040) and your tax bracket, then read your deduction and the rough tax saving.

Words to know

Enhanced deduction for seniors: A new federal deduction of up to $6,000 for each person who is 65 or older, for 2025 through 2028. You get it whether you take the standard deduction or itemize.
Modified adjusted gross income (MAGI): Your adjusted gross income from Form 1040, plus a few kinds of foreign or U.S. territory income that were left out. Most people’s MAGI is just their AGI.
Phase-out: The deduction shrinks as income rises: 6 cents less for every dollar your MAGI is over $75,000 ($150,000 if married filing jointly), until it reaches $0.
Additional standard deduction: An older, separate extra amount added to the standard deduction for people 65 or older or blind. You can get it and the senior deduction in the same year.

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References checked November 11, 2026. Read each tool’s scope and assumptions before relying on its result.

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