@latriciaaldermanboone9 If you only got a $247 refund that is actually a good thing. It means your tax withholding covered the tax due on your income and you don't owe more. And you didn't let the IRS keep your money all year. If you had a big refund it's like giving the IRS a loan without paying you interest.
The federal and state income taxes taken out of your pay are just estimates to cover the tax on all your income. If you want a bigger tax refund then you can increase the amount they take out of your checks each week. So you can either have a smaller paycheck and get a big refund at the end of the year OR get a bigger paycheck and a small refund (or tax due) on your tax return.
