My maximum refund is final at only 4 dollars. There is no way that is correct I claim zero throughout the year. I got 541 back last year but I got a raise this year.

bizzybone97 · ‎March 2, 2022

Is there anyway to do anything about this result? This just can't be correct it doesn't make any sense.

xmasbaby0 · ‎March 2, 2022

Your pay was raised? More income = more tax. No one can see your return so we do not know why your refund is so small. Print out 2020 and 2021 and compare them side by side. And of course, double check all of the amounts you entered for income and tax withheld from your W-2 to make sure you did not enter something incorrectly.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

MinhT1 · ‎March 2, 2022

Make sure that you have entered correctly all your tax forms. Pay particular attention to amounts of income and tax withheld.

Your tax refund is not at all proportional to your income. It depends on your tax liability and the amount of tax withheld.

The tax withholding tables are designed so that you pay enough tax as you earn so that your refund or your tax due is as close to 0 as possible. In fact, if you have a large refund at tax time, this means that too much has been withheld from your paychecks during the year.

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

Expert does your taxes

Do it yourself

Resources

Support

My maximum refund is final at only 4 dollars. There is no way that is correct I claim zero throughout the year. I got 541 back last year but I got a raise this year.