If my state tax is more than my federal tax is that normal?

[SweetieJean]

Federal and state also have different definitions of taxable income and different deductions.  And each state's tax laws are different from the other states.  

[friesiancrazy]

I am experiencing the same. We have multiple incomes sources including freelance/sole-proprieter, so we usually owe money -- Usually around 1200 to the Feds and 300 each to the States (one resident state and one non-resident because of remote work and multiple income sources). This year it is the total opposite. I owe just 200 for Federal and one of the states, but $1100 for my resident state. I do not understand the sudden flipflop.

[xmasbaby0]

@friesiancrazy Tax laws changed for 2021 so you may be affected by some of those changes.   Print out your 2020 and 2021 returns and compare them side by side--line by line--- to see what is different.

[MarilynG]

Yes, state tax can be more than Federal tax.  Since we can't see your return in this forum, I would suggest that you compare your 2020 and 2021 returns side by side to check for differences.

If you have children, possibly the Child Tax Credit lowered your Federal taxable income.

@friesiancrazy