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Maryland's standard deduction allows taxpayers to reduce their Maryland adjusted gross income by 15%, with minimums and maximums set depending on filing status. The standard deduction for taxpayers filing as single, married filing separately or dependent taxpayer ranges from $1,500 to $2,250, depending on your income.

Standard Deduction The tax year 2018 standard deduction is increased to a maximum value of $2,250 for single taxpayers and to $4,500 for head of household, a surviving spouse, and taxpayers filing jointly.

SB 318 alters the value of the standard deduction in tax year 2018 by increasing its maximum value to $2,250 for all single taxpayers and $4,500 for all taxpayers filing jointly. The law indexes the minimum and maximum values of the standard deduction beginning with tax year 2019.

In addition, a taxpayer can itemize an expense for state income tax purposes only if the expense can be claimed as a federal itemized deduction. Del. William Wivell, R-Washington, presented a bill Wednesday to let taxpayers itemize Maryland returns regardless of whether they itemize on federal returns.

The amount of your Maryland exemption may be limited by the amount of your federal adjusted gross income. ... The personal exemption is $3,200. This exemption is reduced once your federal adjusted gross income exceeds $100,000 ($150,000 if filing Joint, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er) with Dependent Child).

Maryland has a progressive income tax system with rates that range from 2% to 5.75%. That top rate is slightly below the U.S. average. All Maryland counties and the city of Baltimore levy additional income taxes.

But under current state law, only taxpayers who itemize for federal income tax purposes can itemize on their state income tax return. Taxpayers in Maryland, a high-tax state, also were hurt by the bill's provision that capped deductions for state and local taxes on federal returns at $10,000.

Many states will still allow you to itemize deductions on your state return even if you take the standard deduction on your federal return. Tax breaks allowed on state returns include real estate taxes, unreimbursed employee expenses and deductions for federal income taxes paid.

Standard Deduction The tax year 2018 standard deduction is increased to a maximum value of $2,250 for single taxpayers and to $4,500 for head of household, a surviving spouse, and taxpayers filing jointly.

You are entitled to claim qualified exemptions on your Maryland return. ... The personal exemption is $3,200. This exemption is reduced once your federal adjusted gross income exceeds $100,000 ($150,000 if filing Joint, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er) with Dependent Child).

Form 502CR allows Maryland residents who work in another state to claim a credit for taxes paid to the state in which they work. Claiming this credit avoid dual taxation on such income by preventing both Maryland (the state of residency) and the other state (in which the income was earned) from taxing the same income.

In addition, a taxpayer can itemize an expense for state income tax purposes only if the expense can be claimed as a federal itemized deduction. Del. William Wivell, R-Washington, presented a bill Wednesday to let taxpayers itemize Maryland returns regardless of whether they itemize on federal returns.

Yes, you can use the standard deduction on your Federal return but itemize on your Oregon state return. There is nothing in the Federal tax laws that say you must use the same deductions on your Federal and state returns. It is governed by each state instead.

Itemize Deductions on the State Level If the itemized deductions for your state income tax return equate to less than your federal standard deduction, you could itemize on your state taxes, but wouldn't necessarily want to itemize on your federal taxes.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, all taxpayers may deduct only the amount of the total unreimbursed allowable medical care expenses for the year that exceeds 10% of their adjusted gross income.