The most probable reason your return was a lot less is that the amount of tax being withheld throughout the year covered less of the tax you owed then in previous years.
You may want to consider changing your withholdings by submitting an updated Form W-4 to your employer to have then withhold more tax during the year this will increase the amount of your refund.
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