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 The Lees, a family of two adults and two dependent children under age 16, had a gross annual income of $68,000 for 2017. Determine their standard deduction, exemption, and child tax credit amounts, as well as their marginal and average tax rates assuming their filing status is married filing jointly. (Round to the nearest Assuming the Lees' filing status is married filing jointly, their standard deduction for the 2017 tax year is $ dollar.) Click the following link for a standard deduction table