The Act, however, increased the personal exemption and standard deduction.

But for others, the standard deduction was the better choice.

Also, they can be claimed even by those who take the standard deduction.

For married couples the standard deduction has been raised to $3,000, a $250 increase.

That is on top of the child's $3,000 standard deduction.

The bill would also increase the standard deduction for all married couples.

The next year, when those expenses are lower, they could take the standard deduction.

New York enacted a major increase in the standard deduction.

They will be left with only the standard deduction of up to $2,540.

Other new state laws include an increase in the standard deduction for married couples to $14,600 from $14,200.

The Act, however, increased the personal exemption and standard deduction.

In 2007, the penalty was the loss of the personal exemption.

The Republican plan would add $500 to the personal exemption for a child, raising it from $2,300 to $2,800.

The President wants to increase personal exemptions, perhaps targeted to children.

But a large personal exemption - $33,800 for a family of four - would help the poor.

The individual must have gross income less than the amount of the personal exemption.

I ask you tonight to raise the personal exemption by $500 per child for every family.

Under the new law, however, he cannot claim a personal exemption.

"An increase in the personal exemption means more to them than to someone with higher income."

If you take care of an elderly in your home, you're going to get the personal exemption increased.

That would only work if the personal allowance was set at a much higher value.

The personal allowance is set to rise from £7,475 to £8,105 next April.

They asked that students "have at least $15 or $20 per month for personal allowance. "

Persons over 65 and 75 have an increased personal allowance.

Older people should check they are receiving their higher personal allowance.

The enhanced personal allowance will be increased in 2009-10 to £6475.

Everyone retains a personal allowance of at least £12.65 per week.

In both cases the number, when multiplied by 10, should give your personal allowance.

Certain residents are entitled to a larger personal allowance than others.

However, the new system identified problems such as personal allowances having been set against two sources of income.

Thanks to a new tax allowance from the Government you can keep more of the money in your pocket.

You also need to make sure your tax allowances are correct.

Either that, or restore the ability for me to use my wife's tax allowance.

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That's why the personal tax allowance is increasing by £1,000 from April.

I can confirm that from April next year the personal tax allowance will increase by a further £630, to £8,105.

A tax allowance for children was introduced in 1909 to help families on low incomes.

For 2010-11 the tax allowance for under 65s is £6,475.

They found that a tax allowance variable played a far more important role than the interest rate in affecting investment.

And why the reaction to married tax allowances is so violent from the Left.