Calculate the total 2017 tax liability for a surviving spouse with one dependent child with a gross income of S46,100, no salary reductions for employer-provided benefits, and no itemized deductions Assuming the single parent taxpayer's filing status is Married Filling Jointly or Surviving Spouse, the taxpayer's standard deduction for the 2017 tux year is $0 (Round to the nearest dollar) Click the following link for a standard deduction table. Im Standard Deduction Amounts Filing Status Single Married Filing Jointly or Surviving Spouse Head of Household Married Filing Separately Personal Exemptions in 2017 $4,050 Child Tax Credit in 2017: $1,000 per child 2017 $6,350 $12.700 $9,350 $6,350