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Renames the federal "standard deduction" across the Internal Revenue Code to the "guaranteed deduction" for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, and temporarily increases that deduction for two years. For taxable years 2026 and 2027 it adds a fixed "bonus guaranteed deduction" of $4,000 for joint filers and surviving spouses, $3,000 for head-of-household filers, and $2,000 for other filers, with annual inflation indexing after 2026 and phased down for higher-income taxpayers above set MAGI thresholds. The change requires tax-law and administrative updates (IRS forms, instructions, withholding guidance and state conformity), reduces federal income tax liabilities for most filers in 2026–2027 depending on income, and sunsets the bonus after 2027 while permanently changing statutory terminology beginning in 2026.
The bill temporarily increases and preserves the real value of the standard deduction and a targeted bonus to help low- and middle-income taxpayers while clarifying statutory wording, but it reduces federal revenue and creates short-term administrative burdens and potential taxpayer confusion.
Most taxpayers — especially low- and middle-income filers — will get a larger standard deduction for 2026–2027 (up to $4,000 joint, $3,000 head of household, $2,000 others); the bonus deduction is indexed for inflation after 2026 and phases down only above high MAGI thresholds, preserving its real value for targeted households.
Taxpayers, employers, and withholding agents will see consistent statutory terminology and clearer payroll-withholding wording in the tax code, reducing confusion when reading statutes and easing compliance and administration.
The larger 2026–2027 deduction reduces federal revenue in that period, which could widen deficits or force trade-offs with other spending unless offsets are provided.
IRS, Treasury, employers, and taxpayers will incur administrative costs and added workload to update regulations, forms, IT systems, withholding processes, and outreach — and the temporary nature of the change complicates tax planning.
Renaming the deduction may cause temporary confusion or lead some taxpayers and preparers to misinterpret the change as a substantive change in amount or eligibility, increasing risk of filing errors without clear explanatory guidance.
Introduced March 4, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis · Last progress March 4, 2025