Got charge crazy amount of tax charges

[Yeongwoo]

I’m E-3 active duty serving in Washington State.

when I file my taxes last year I was given no tax charge. But this year I was charged 1,952.32 dollars ( federal), and I can’t find any reason for that much. I haven’t won a lottery, or any money outside my pay checks from army. And I didn’t promote between last year and this year. So I don’t know why I was charged this much when last year I wasn’t . I want a detailed answer for it or TurboTax is not going to be it for me following year. Thank you

[xmasbaby0]

We cannot see your screen, your return or your account.  Have you entered ALL of your 2024 information?  All your income, etc.?  We cannot see how much tax you had withheld from your paychecks, or whether you had any other income that no tax was withheld from.

There are a lot of variables that affect your refund or tax due including how much you earned, how much tax you had withheld, your filing status, the number of dependents you claim, your deductions and credits, etc.  You may have lost Earned Income Credit or the Child Tax Credit— did a child turn 17?  If you received the EIC last year, remember that changes in the amount you earn have a big effect on the amount of EIC you can get. (Sometimes earning more money means less EIC)  Are you 65 or older ?  If so, your standard deduction is higher. Everyone has a higher standard deduction now so it is harder to use itemized deductions.

And of course, always check your own data entries, looking for errors such as misplaced decimals or extra zeros.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refund-go-compared-last-year/...

Print out 2023  and 2024  and compare them side by side to see what is different. 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/video-why-would-i-owe-federal-taxes/L3VXudPiN