Why I owe StaTe?

[Carter86]

How do I owe state when star was taking money out of my check for 3 yrs. and I haven’t received state Taxes in 3 yrs?

[VolvoGirl]

What do you mean when you haven't received State?

You owe if your withholding wasn't enough to cover the state tax on your income.  Each year is separate.  You can't compare to last year's tax return.  

[Carter86]

I haven’t gotten a state refund in 3 yrs nor paid had to pay them until this year....I went exempt for 6 months. Just don’t understand how I owe them 

[Carter86]

They took out for state....so is it that I didn’t pay enough in and they have to get what I didn’t pay in?

[VolvoGirl]

If you claimed exempt at work then they didn't take out any withholding.  So you didn't have enough taken out to cover the tax on your income.

[Carter86]

So the 464 that they did receive for my state taxes wasn’t enough?

[VolvoGirl]

Apparently yes.  Especially if you claimed exempt for 6 months.

[Carter86]

That’s what I’m saying....they withheld 464...and still got me owing 524 in state...that’s what I’m not understanding 

[Carter86]

my last check stub states ....MS withholding taxes...439....they wirh held 8 bucks on my last stub 

[Jg19]

It says state tax due 628

[Jg19]

It says state tax due is 628

[CatinaT1]

Without looking at your return it is impossible to know why.

These are the most common things that effect your refund or balance due:

• Change in Filing Status;
• Change in dependents claimed;
• No longer have a child, under age 17, to claim the Child Tax Credit
• The amount of federal and/or state withholding;
• Income based credits, such as the Earned Income credit;
• Tax bracket changes

Here is a TurboTax Help Article that will give you more information..  

[CatinaT1]

Without looking at your return it is impossible to know why.

These are the most common things that effect your refund or balance due:

• Change in Filing Status;
• Change in dependents claimed;
• No longer have a child, under age 17, to claim the Child Tax Credit
• The amount of federal and/or state withholding;
• Income based credits, such as the Earned Income credit;
• Tax bracket changes

Here is a TurboTax Help Article that will give you more information.