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Brief

The Standard Deduction and Personal Exemption

Tax Debate 2017

Richard C. Auxier
February 6, 2017
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Abstract

This year, Congress will consider what may be the biggest tax bill in decades. This is one of a series of briefs the Tax Policy Center has prepared to help people follow the debate. Each focuses on a key tax policy issue that Congress and the Trump administration may address. This brief looks at the personal exemption and standard deduction, and how proposed reforms could affect them.

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