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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. A standard deduction shall be allowed in determining a taxpayer's tax liability pursuant to this Part. Taxpayers are required to use the same filing status on their return required to be filed under this Part as they used on their federal income tax return. For tax year 2025, the amount of the standard deduction shall be as follows:
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(1) |
Single Individual and Married-Separate. |
$12,500.00 |
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(2) |
Married-Joint Return, a Qualified Surviving Spouse, and Head of Household
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200% of the dollar
amount provided for Single Individuals
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B. Beginning January 1, 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the standard deduction provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be adjusted annually by an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of the prior year's standard deduction by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index United States city average for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its successor, for the previous calendar year.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 47, § 294. Standard deduction - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-47-sect-294/
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