Retirement

Standard deduction for estimated tax worksheets

I retired in2022, for 2023 I am figuring estimated federal taxes using worksheet 2-4 in the 1040-ES instructions. Since my line 3 is smaller than the standard deduction in line 1, do I really lose out on the $13,850.00 single filer deduction and only qualify for the over 65 exemption and the earned income exemption (line 3? Ouch!

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