WHY DO I OWE TAXES AND DO I CLAIM SINGLE OR HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

No one can see your return to answer why you owe.  Perhaps you did not have enough withheld from your paychecks.

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your filing status (single or married filing separately) into Personal Info, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

[tnast24]

i fill out my taxes the same each year,

[xmasbaby0]

No one on Answer Xchange can see your return.  There are are 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.  You may have lost Earned Income Credit or the Child Tax Credit. Or do you have a healthcare penalty?  The best way to find the difference is to print and compare 2015 and 2016 side by side
And of course, always check your own data entries, looking for errors such as misplaced decimals or extra zeros