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Only about 20% of PA income tax returns result in a refund.  PA has employers withholding exactly what is needed to pay state taxes so very common to have a no refund or balance due situation.

If you got refunds in the past, they may be due to the PA Tax Forgiveness credit, go back and review your answers to this section after reading this:  http://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications/FormsforIndividuals/Documents/Personal%20Income%20Tax...

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June 7, 2019

Only about 20% of PA income tax returns result in a refund.  PA has employers withholding exactly what is needed to pay state taxes so very common to have a no refund or balance due situation.

If you got refunds in the past, they may be due to the PA Tax Forgiveness credit, go back and review your answers to this section after reading this:  http://www.revenue.pa.gov/FormsandPublications/FormsforIndividuals/Documents/Personal%20Income%20Tax...