Increase in standard deduction.
The standard deduction for taxpayers who do not itemize deductions on Schedule A of Form 1040 is higher in 1999 than it was in 1998. The amount depends upon your filing status. 1999 Standard Deduction Tables are shown at the end of this chapter.

Itemized deductions.
The amount you can deduct for itemized deductions is limited if your adjusted gross income is more than $126,600 ($63,300 if you are married filing separately). See chapter 22 for more information.

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