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title: IRS Announces Indexed Tax Items for 2022
description: The IRS has announced the values for 2022 of various tax items indexed annually for inflation. In general, values have been adjusted upward about 3.0%.
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# [IRS Announces Indexed Tax Items for 2022](https://blog.pgcalc.com/irs-announces-indexed-tax-items-for-2022)

 Written by [Bill Laskin](https://blog.pgcalc.com/author/bill-laskin) | Nov 11, 2021 10:00:00 AM

The IRS has announced the values for 2022 of various tax items that are indexed annually for inflation. In general, values have been adjusted upward about 3.0%. Of particular interest to gift planners, the unified gift and estate tax exemption amount will be $12,060,000 ($24,120,000 per couple) in 2022, an increase from $11,700,000 ($23,400,000 per couple). For the first time since 2018, the annual gift tax exclusion will also increase, from $15,000 per person this year to $16,000 per person next year. Also of interest, the standard deduction in 2022 will increase to $25,900 for married couples filing jointly and to $12,950 for single filers, an increase of $800 and $400, respectively. Taxpayers who are 65 or older will qualify for an additional $1,400 in standard deduction on top of that (an additional $1,750 if single and not a surviving spouse). See [Revenue Procedure 2021-45](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-45.pdf) ([https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-45.pdf](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-20-45.pdf)) for complete details, including all federal income tax schedules for 2022.

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