Consider a five-person family consisting of a father, mother, twin 16-year-old sons attending high school, and an 85-year- old grandfather. The grandfather receives Social Security but has no other sources of income. The father and mother provide the majority of the grandfather's financial support because of his expensive in-home medical care. In 2017, before the change in the tax laws, what is the approximate amount of money that the parents would be able to deduct from their adjusted gross income based on their personal exemptions

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In 2017, before the change in the tax laws, the approximate amount of money that the parents would be able to deduct from their adjusted gross income based on their personal exemptions was $16,000.-

In the federal government taxation regulations periodically changes and adjust to consider new circumstances. That is why the IRS continually makes adjustments.

In December 2017, Congress passed the Jobs Act and Tax Cuts, modifying credits work and tax deductions of American families. Among the most important changes that started to be valid in 2018 was the removal of exemptions. That is why, before this removal of exemptions was valid, the head of the family could get personal exceptions for qualified family members such as the wife and children, or any other dependent.