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I’m wondering why I owe state taxes for the first time ever, I make under 50k a year and have never owed in previous years and claim no deductions did I mess up?

mgerke1995 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:20:00 GMT

I normally get some money back on my state taxes and owe a little bit to federal however this time I owe 31 federal and 700 state!

Re: I’m wondering why I owe state taxes for the first time ever, I make under 50k a year and have never owed in previous years and claim no deductions did I mess up?

SweetieJean — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:46:23 GMT

Which state? The tax law may have changed there.

Re: I’m wondering why I owe state taxes for the first time ever, I make under 50k a year and have never owed in previous years and claim no deductions did I mess up?

mgerke1995 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 21:59:59 GMT

Hi there and thank you for the reply. I live in Wisconsin

Re: I’m wondering why I owe state taxes for the first time ever, I make under 50k a year and have...

AamilD — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:00:19 GMT

It depends. There are a lot of factors that could effect your tax refund or amount due from year to year.

Some of these reasons are:

Less income tax was taken out of your earnings. You can compare your W2 for this year with last year and compares the information on Box 16 till Box 19.
You were in a higher tax bracket due to earning more money compared to prior year.
You had a change in filing status

The above list is a general list since it will vary according to each individuals situation. I would recommend comparing your return with Prior Year to see where the difference is.

You can view your return or just your 1040 form before you e-file to make sure the numbers which are being used for calculation seem reasonable.

Please follow the steps below:

Open or continue your return.
Select Tax Tools in the left menu (if you don't see this, select the menu icon in the upper-left corner).
With the Tax Tools menu open, you can then:
- Preview your entire return: Select Print Center and then Print, Save, or Preview This Year's Return (you may be asked to register or pay first).
- View only your 1040 form: Select Tools. Next, select View Tax Summary in the pop-up, then Preview my 1040 in the left menu. This option is free and you can Preview your return before you file.

Additionally, please visit Preview Tax Return before E-Filing , for more information