The One Big Beautiful Bill targets middle-income seniors, offering timely relief in a state where affordability is key to aging in place.

If your income exceeds $150,000 for a single adult or $250,000 for a married couple, you won't qualify for the $6,000 senior deduction. However, you're still eligible to claim your standard deduction and the $2,000 senior deduction that was already in place before the BBB passed.

Roughly 1 million Maryland retirees will be spared federal taxes on their Social Security income under the One Big Beautiful Bill, a major Trump-era tax shift taking effect in 2026. The law