@dbrookshaw88 Believe it or not there are Single people with children who claim them as dependents. So that you filed single did not rule out that you could have been expecting CTC. Again....we cannot see your return. Since child-related credits are not the issue, the most likely reason is that you did not have enough tax withheld during the year to get a refund.
But you came out almost even with the IRS. Instead of giving the IRS an interest free loan all year, you had enough withheld to come out owing only three dollars. If you want to give them an interest free loan for 2023 and get a bigger refund next year, change your W-4 and have more withheld so your refund will be bigger next time.
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf
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