If I owe a balance from my taxes last year, will the IRS take what I owe out of my current refund and refund me the rest?

[MichelleLO]

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@Brittjoan99

[Brittjoan99]

I owe money on my taxes it should already be paid it wasn’t much so my question is will i still get my refund ? 

[VolvoGirl]

You owe $6 on your 2021 return?   Then you are not getting a refund.   Or do you owe $6 for a prior year?

[Brittjoan99]

I cant remember what it told me but i could be wrong but I believe the prior year , how can i find out which year ? 

[Brittjoan99]

another question if it is for 2021 then why do i owe money ? 

[Vanessa A]

If you owe money it is because your employer did not withhold enough money throughout the year to cover your total tax liability and you either were not eligible for any credits or the credits you were eligible for were not enough to cover your total tax liability.

Since it was only $6, you may want to do nothing, but if you would prefer a refund you can adjust your W4 with your employer and have an additional amount withheld from every paycheck.  The simplest way to do this is to enter the amount per pay extra you want withheld in box 4c.