Page 2 — 2006 Form 40S
How to figure your standard deduction
• Standard deduction.
Unless you are claimed as a dependent, or are age 65 or older, or blind, your
stan dard de duc tion is based on your filing status as follows:
Single .............................................................................................................. $1,840
Married filing jointly ...................................................................................... 3,685
Married filing separately
If spouse claims standard deduction ....................................................... 1,840
If spouse claims itemized deductions ......................................................
-0-
Head of household ........................................................................................ 2,965
Qualifying widow(er) ..................................................................................... 3,685
• Standard deduction—Dependents.
If you can be claimed as a de pen dent on an oth er person’s return,
your stan dard de duc tion is lim it ed to the larger of:
— Your earned income plus $300, up to the max i mum allowed for your filing sta tus, shown above, or
— $850.
This limit applies even if you can be, but are not, claimed as a dependent on another person’s return. See the
standard deduction worksheet for single dependents on page 9, or contact us if you are a married dependent.
• Standard deduction—Age 65 or older, or blind.
If you are age 65 or older, or blind, you are en ti tled to
a larger standard deduction based on your filing status:
1. Are you:
65 or older?
Blind? If claiming spouse’s exemption, is your spouse:
65 or older?
Blind?
2.
If your
And the number
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If your
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filing
of boxes checked
standard
filing
of boxes checked
standard
status is...
in 1 above is...
deduction is...
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1
$3,040
1
$2,840
Single
Married
2
4,240
2
3,840
filing
3
4,840
separately
1
4,685
4
5,840
Married
2
5,685
filing
3
6,685
Head of
1
4,165
jointly
4
7,685
household
2
5,365
Qualifying
1
4,685
widow(er)
2
5,685
• Standard deduction—Nonresident aliens.
The standard deduction for non res i dent aliens, as defined
by federal law, is -0-.
If you owe, make your check or money order payable to the
Oregon De part ment of Rev e nue.
Write your daytime telephone number and “2006 Oregon Form 40S” on your check or money order.
Attach your payment, along with the payment voucher
on page 11, to this return.
Mail
Oregon Department of Rev e nue
Mail
REFUND
returns
REFUND
TAX-TO-PAY
PO Box 14555
and
NO-TAX-DUE
PO Box 14700
returns to
Salem OR 97309-0940
returns to
Salem OR 97309-0930
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