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Filing Taxes
I am a college student and was never taught how to file taxes. Do you always get money back after filing them?
March 20, 2018
5:46 PM
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
Unfortunately, you do not always get taxes back (refund) after filing them. Your tax is figured like this:
- Total of all your income items - some adjustments = adjusted gross income
- Adjusted gross income - your personal exemption. Note: If you are someone's dependent than your exemption is 0.
- Then - your standard/itemized deductions (standard for most people including students) = Taxable Income
- + some credits and - other taxes if applicable = your total tax owed
- total tax is compared with taxes withheld on your W-2 and other forms
- If too much taxes were withheld, you get a refund. If too little were withheld your owe more taxes.
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March 21, 2018
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