Hi everyone -
As you know I deal with a lot of tax matters, but don't do returns. A question has come up and I would appreciate any insights you may have.
A client is doing the tax return for her 90 year-old unmarried aunt. She got to line 40 and did the standard deduction worksheet. On line
5 of the worksheet it says to multiply $1100 by the number of boxes on line 39a (over 65 or blind).But then it says the number should be $1400 instead of $1100 if you are either head of household or single.
Is that a mistake? Why should single be treated the same as head of household for this purpose?
Thanks for any help.
-- Stu