By Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews -The Republican bill suspends the personal exemption from 2018 through 2025. So, this year, under current law, a married couple with five children will be able to deduct $28,350 from their taxable income using seven personal exemptions. But, under the Republican bill, they will be able to deduct $0 for personal exemptions in 2018—and 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.