topic My son is single and a firefighter. He grossed around $20,000 for 2019. Why is he not getting everything he paid into state and federal taxes? He has no financial debt. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-is-single-and-a-firefighter-he-grossed-around-20-000-for-2019-why-is-he-not-getting/01/1388056#M503650 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:06:13 GMT austinlancaster5 2020-03-31T20:06:13Z My son is single and a firefighter. He grossed around $20,000 for 2019. Why is he not getting everything he paid into state and federal taxes? He has no financial debt. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-is-single-and-a-firefighter-he-grossed-around-20-000-for-2019-why-is-he-not-getting/01/1388056#M503650 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:06:13 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-is-single-and-a-firefighter-he-grossed-around-20-000-for-2019-why-is-he-not-getting/01/1388056#M503650 austinlancaster5 2020-03-31T20:06:13Z Re: My son is single and a firefighter. He grossed around $20,000 for 2019. Why is he not getting... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-is-single-and-a-firefighter-he-grossed-around-20-000-for-2019-why-is-he-not-getting/01/1388179#M503698 <P>The standard deduction for a single taxpayer is $12,200. As your son had gross earnings around $20,000, he would have some taxable income after the standard deduction and some tax liability. And it is normal that he does not receive a refund of ALL&nbsp;his tax withholdings.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Please also note that because he is under 25 and has no dependent, he is not eligible for the Earned income credit.</P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:27:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-is-single-and-a-firefighter-he-grossed-around-20-000-for-2019-why-is-he-not-getting/01/1388179#M503698 MinhT1 2020-03-31T20:27:08Z