Vanessa A
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

First, double check your entries to be sure that you do not have a typo with a decimal point in the wrong place or numbers inverted. 

 

 If all is correct in your entries, then the most likely reason you owe taxes is because Oregon has a system similar to the federal tax system.  Since you had multiple jobs, each employer would withhold enough to cover the wages you made with them, but when you combine your wages from multiple employers you are in a higher tax bracket and neither employer withheld at the higher rate. If you made significantly less with one employer, it is possible that they withheld little to no state taxes. 

With income of $33k, you should have had around $44 a week total withheld for your state taxes for a total of around $2,288 based on the Oregon Withholding Tax Table. 

 

Since Oregon does have a standard deduction of $2,745, each employer would include that standard deduction in their withholding calculations which would cause you to get double the standard deduction.  Meaning you have an extra $2,745 in income that was not taxed. 

If you are  having too little withheld, then you may want to correct this in 2025 by filing out a new Oregon W-4 to change your withholdings and have an additional amount withheld from one of the employers. 

 

 

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