WHY DO I OWE STATE TAXES??

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Please don't berate me for not being educated on the matter.... I worked 2 jobs last year, paid the state income tax from both jobs, calculated out to 7.9%. BUT, I just did my taxes and it says I owe almost $1,100. Am I missing something? BTW, total gross was approx 33k.

Thank you,

Elizabeth

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workhardertheysaid73Author

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BTW, no kids, no investments, literally just 2 jobs - standard deductions...

xmasbaby0

Level 15

The usual reason for owing state tax is that you did not have enough tax withheld from your paychecks. You say you had two jobs. Each employer withholds tax as if that job was your only job, so they likely did not withhold enough. You need to have more state tax withheld by one or both employers to avoid this next time.

And....double check all of the amounts you entered from your W-2's to make sure you did not enter something incorrectly.

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