After you file

No one can see your information so we do not know how much income you had, how much tax you had withheld from your paychecks, etc. etc.   One of the most common reasons for owing the IRS instead of getting a refund is that you are not having enough tax withheld from your paychecks.   

 

You might need to change the W-4 you give to your employer to have more tax withheld.   The goal should be to "break even" and not owe, but not give the government an interest free loan all year just to get your own money back as a refund.

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf

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