3 Exemption credits.

304.3(1) A single person shall deduct from the computed tax a personal exemption credit of $40. A single person is defined in 701—subrule 301.4(1). 304.3(2) A married person living with husband or wife at the close of the taxable year, or living with husband or wife at the time of the death of that spouse during the taxable year, shall, if a joint return is filed, deduct from the computed tax a personal exemption of $80. Where such spouse files a separate return, each spouse is entitled to deduct from the computed tax a personal exemption of $40. The personal exemption may not be divided between the spouses in any other proportion. 304.3(3) A taxpayer shall deduct from computed tax an exemption of $40 for each dependent. “Dependent” has the same meaning as provided by the Internal Revenue Code, and the same dependents shall be claimed for Iowa income tax purposes as the taxpayer is entitled to claim for federal income tax purposes. If each spouse furnished 50 percent of the support, the spouses must elect between them which spouse is to be entitled to claim the dependent. The dividing of dependent credits applies only to the number of dependents and not to the credit amount for a particular dependent. 304.3(4) A head of household as defined in 701—subrule 301.4(7) is allowed a personal exemption credit of $80. 304.3(5) A taxpayer who is 65 years of age on or before the first day following the end of the tax year is allowed an additional personal exemption credit of $20 in addition to any other credits allowed by this rule. Revenue[701] Ch 304, p.2 IAC 1/21/26 304.3(6) A taxpayer who is blind, as defined in Iowa Code section 422.12(1)“e,” is allowed a personal exemption credit of $20 in addition to any other credits allowed by this rule. 304.3(7) A nonresident taxpayer or a part-year resident taxpayer will be allowed to deduct personal exemption credits as if the nonresident taxpayer or part-year taxpayer was a resident for the entire year. This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 422.12. [ARC 8702B, IAB 4/21/10, effective 5/26/10; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 11/2/22; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 10/18/23]