Turning 65 lowers your estimated tax: the senior deduction in a $100,000 example

A single sole proprietor aged 65 with $100,000 profit sees estimated 2026 federal tax fall from $22,364.55 to $21,137.14 with the senior deductions.

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

ai-bookkeeper's federal estimate already took --over65 and --blind on the command line. The tax page now has two boxes for them ("People 65 or older", "Blind", 0 to 2 each), and the result table shows the deduction rows.

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

Under 65One person 65 or older
Taxable income$61,468.18$55,889.06
Extra standard deductionnone$2,050
Senior deduction (2025-2028)none$4,923.89
Total federal tax$22,364.55$21,137.14

The senior deduction is $6,000 less 6% of AGI over $75,000. Both amounts are typed from memory and not yet checked against the IRS text, so the page warns on every use. Check them before you rely on the number.

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