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Why did the amount I owe the state increase even though the amount I earned decreased?

 
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Why did the amount I owe the state increase even though the amount I earned decreased?

We cannot see your screen, your return or your account.  Have you entered ALL of your 2024 information?  All your income, etc.?  Many tax documents that you need do not arrive until late January or even February, so maybe you do not have it all there yet.

 

There are a lot of variables that affect your refund or tax due including how much you earned, how much tax you had withheld, your filing status, the number of dependents you claim, your deductions and credits, etc. 

 

And of course, always check your own data entries, looking for errors such as misplaced decimals or extra zeros.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refund-go-compared-last-year/...

 

Print out 2023  and 2024  and compare them side by side to see what is different. 

 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/video-why-would-i-owe-federal-taxes/L3VXudPiN

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Why did the amount I owe the state increase even though the amount I earned decreased?

Often the answer is that you didn’t withhold enough compared to the previous year. 

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