Why am I paying any federal tax when my gross earnings were only $17,000?

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Are you claimed as anyone else's dependent? Was tax withheld from your pay? What is your filing status?

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Are you Single? The Standard Deduction for Single is 12,200. So you owe tax on anything over 12,200. The tax on 4,800 of Taxable Income is $483. But you might also get the EIC which will reduce the tax.