topic Last year I made $567 less than in 2016. My 2017 federal and state taxes are a lot higher. I am single, no dependents and nothing has changed. W2's correct. Ideas? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Last year I made $567 less than in 2016. My 2017 federal and state taxes are a lot higher. I am single, no dependents and nothing has changed. W2's correct. Ideas?

Miss MCJ2 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:01 GMT

I am single, 31 years old, no dependents. The only thing changed is that I worked for two employers this year. Everything looked fine until I put my second W2 into Turbo Tax.

You started off with your first W-2 and your refund look...

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:01 GMT

You started off with your first W-2 and your refund look pretty good? Then you added another W-2 and it stopped looking so good? That is normal. When you added more income, your tax liability increased, so you saw your refund decrease. The program begins by giving you your personal exemption of $4050 plus your standard deduction—both of which lowered your taxable income. So you are not being taxed on as much of the income on that first W-2. Then you added taxable income--so the refund went down. Your refund (or tax due) is based on the total of your income, not “per W-2.” Wait until you have entered ALL of your income and deduction information. You can't really tell anything until it is all entered. That “refund monitor” does not mean anything until everything has been entered.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2273878-why-did-my-refund-drop-when-i-entered-another-w-2

It depends on what you are calling "State taxes". Actual...

Hal_Al — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:05:07 GMT

It depends on what you are calling "State taxes".

Actual tax liability
withholding
refund

You have to do a line by line comparison, of the state form, for the two years to answer your question.

My guess: one on the two employers didn't withhold enough.