 Looking at the first page of the form 1040, we're focused on line number 12, standard deduction or itemized deduction. Looking for the itemized deduction here, noting we would only take it if higher than the standard deduction. If so, we would then be attaching the form or schedule A. Schedule A is for the itemized deductions. You can see the categories on the left-hand side, although this is not the entire schedule. These are the hurdles that we have to clear. In other words, the standard deduction tied closely to filing status for a single filer, we have the standard deduction 13, 8, 50, double that for married 27,700, middle being head of household 20,800, and if over an age limit and or blind, we have increased standard deductions for one of both of those items if single, one or four of those if married, because we have two people with those two categories for each head of household qualified surviving spouse and so on and so forth.