Can somebody please tell me why my tax withheld is $1819 but my tax refund is $1231. Why aren’t they the same because I have already asked 3 employees of mine and all their tax refunds were the e

[ali_therocketboy]

Please help

[xmasbaby0]

You do not always get back all of the tax that was withheld.  Why do you think you should be getting it all back?

[ali_therocketboy]

Because I’ve checked with 3 of my associates I’ve worked with and they got the same exact amount back that was withheld

[xmasbaby0]

There are a lot of variables that go into calculating your refund--if you even get one.  It depends on your filing status (married, single, etc.) , how much you earned, how much was withheld,  if you have dependents, how old those dependents are, whether you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return, etc. etc. etc.  So you are comparing your tax refund with your co-workers?  Print out your tax returns and lay them side by side and compare them line by line to see what is different on them.

[SweetieJean · Accepted solution]

Your tax withholding is not a savings account.

If everyone got everything back, the govt would soon go out of business. And there would be no reason to even have an income tax system.