{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1806.02-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 47-1806.02(Perm)","heading":"Tax on residents and nonresidents — Personal exemptions.","body":"\n      *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n      \n\n(a)\nIn the case of a resident, the exemptions provided by this section shall be allowed as deductions in computing taxable income.\n\n(b)\nAn exemption shall be granted for the taxpayer and an additional exemption for the spouse (or domestic partner) of the taxpayer if the spouse (or domestic partner), for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has no gross income and is not the dependent of another taxpayer.\n\n(c)\nThere shall be allowed an additional exemption for a taxpayer who qualifies as a head of household; provided, that this subsection shall not apply for a tax year in which the deduction amount for personal exemptions under subsection (i) of this section is $2,200 or more.\n\n(d)\nUntil §  47-181(c)(9) is implemented, there shall be allowed an additional exemption for a taxpayer who is blind at the close of his or her taxable year, and an additional exemption for the spouse (or domestic partner) of the taxpayer if the spouse (or domestic partner) is blind at the close of the taxable year of the taxpayer and, if the spouse (or domestic partner), for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has no gross income and is not the dependent of another taxpayer, except that if the spouse (or domestic partner) dies during such taxable year the determination regarding blindness shall be made as of the time of death.\n\n(e)\nUntil § 47-181(c)(9) is implemented, there shall be allowed an additional exemption for a taxpayer who has attained the age of 65 before the close of his or her taxable year, and an additional exemption for the spouse (or domestic partner) of the taxpayer if the spouse (or domestic partner) has attained the age of 65 before the close of his or her taxable year and, if the spouse (or domestic partner), for the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, has no gross income and is not the dependent of another taxpayer.\n\n(f)\n(1)\nThere shall be allowed an additional exemption for each dependent:\n(A)\nWhose gross income for the calendar year in which the year of the taxpayer begins is less than the higher of:\n(i)\n$1,675, increased annually, beginning January 1, 2013, by the cost of- living adjustment (if the adjustment does not result in a multiple of $50, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50); or\n(ii)\nThe amount set forth in subsection (i) of this section; or\n(B)\nWho is a child of the taxpayer and who:\n(i)\nHas not attained the age of 19 at the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins; or\n(ii)\nIs a student.\n(2)\nNo exemption shall be allowed under this subsection for any dependent who has made a joint return with his or her spouse (or domestic partner) for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins.\n(3)\nFor purposes of this subsection:\n(A)\nThe term “child” means a child as defined in § 152(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and\n(B)\nThe term “student” means a student defined in § 152(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\n(g)\nIn the case of a return made for a fractional part of a taxable year, the personal exemptions shall be reduced to amounts that bear the same ratio to the full exemptions provided as the number of months in the period for which the return is made bear to 12 months.\n\n(h)\nIn the case of an individual for whom a deduction under this section is allowable to another taxpayer for a taxable year in which the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which the individual’s taxable year begins, the exemption amount applicable to the individual for his or her taxable year shall be zero.\n\n(h-1)\n(1)\nFor taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014, the amount of the personal exemption otherwise allowable for the taxable year in the case of an individual whose adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000 shall be reduced by 2% for every $2,500 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $150,000.\n(2)\nNo amount of the personal exemption in excess of the amount provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be available for an adjusted gross income in excess of $275,000.\n\n(i)\nFor purposes of this section, the deduction for personal exemptions shall be:\n(1)\nFor taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, but before January 1, 2018, $1,675, increased annually by the cost-of-living adjustment (if the adjustment does not result in a multiple of $50, rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50); or\n(2)\nFor taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the personal exemption amount prescribed in section 151 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without reduction for the phaseout of section 151(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/47-1806.02(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"20d92a0bd27dd0e8f1223479449ffaf33a264e7dc511c19db3c536ee70d85270","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1806.04-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-47-1806.01-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}