And just a note: I live in Florida. We have no state income tax to
deduct, and property tax is low. I made no charitable contributions,
and we have no medical expenses to deduct. So, if you do the math
correctly, it is better for us to take the standard deduction!
So it seems you are way ahead by taking the standard deduction since your output doesn't come near it. I wouldn't complain about the 2K then.
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