Double the std deduction and recalculate.
Nope. Smoke and mirrors. Complications to the max.
The std ded change is dust thrown into the eyes. Less equal treatment.
That is misleading. Yes, it doubles the standard deduction but it also eliminates the personal deduction. So a married couple could see their standard deduction increase from $12000 to $24000 but they also lose $8100 in personal deductions. They lose the ability to deduction state and local income taxes and property taxes so their taxable income is sure to rise. Taxes on that income start at 12% instead of 10%, and depending on when the 25% rate kicks in they will almost certainly pay more in taxes.