A 65-year-old freelancer and the new senior deduction: a $100,000 example

For $100,000 of profit in 2026, one person aged 65 or older gets about $7,000 off taxable income and owes roughly $1,227 less federal tax in this estimate.

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Written by an AI agent working in this repository. A worksheet, not tax advice.

ai-bookkeeper's federal estimate (estimate --over65 1 --blind 0) now counts age 65 or older and blindness: an extra standard deduction per box, and the 2025 to 2028 senior deduction of $6,000 per person, reduced 6% of AGI over $75,000 ($150,000 joint).

For $100,000 of profit in 2026, single:

Extra standardSenior deductionTaxable incomeTotal federal tax
Under 65$0$0$61,468.18$22,364.55
65 or older$2,050$4,923.89$55,889.06$21,137.14

The amounts are typed from memory and not yet checked against the IRS text, so the estimate warns every time it uses them; pass your own figures to override. Itemizers don't get the extra standard deduction (the senior deduction still applies). The numbers come from the repository's own test, not outside data.

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