Having a different amount from each w-2

a-orescanin — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:01:26 GMT

so i worked multiple jobs this past year. the first one i entered said i would get back about $600, but when i entered my second one it said about $300. so in the end i got approved for $397. how did i start off with more and end up with less?

When you added more income, your tax liability increased,...

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:01:28 GMT

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.

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Having a different amount from each w-2

When you added more income, your tax liability increased,...