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Can somebody please tell me why my tax withheld is $1819 but my tax refund is $1231. Why aren’t they the same because I have already asked 3 employees of mine and all their tax refunds were the e

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June 6, 2019
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Best answer by SweetieJean

Your tax withholding is not a savings account.

If everyone got everything back, the govt would soon go out of business. And there would be no reason to even have an income tax system.

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xmasbaby0

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You do not always get back all of the tax that was withheld. Why do you think you should be getting it all back?

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ali_therocketboyAuthor

Because I’ve checked with 3 of my associates I’ve worked with and they got the same exact amount back that was withheld

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SweetieJeanAnswer

Employee

Your tax withholding is not a savings account.

If everyone got everything back, the govt would soon go out of business. And there would be no reason to even have an income tax system.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

There are a lot of variables that go into calculating your refund--if you even get one. It depends on your filing status (married, single, etc.) , how much you earned, how much was withheld, if you have dependents, how old those dependents are, whether you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return, etc. etc. etc. So you are comparing your tax refund with your co-workers? Print out your tax returns and lay them side by side and compare them line by line to see what is different on them.

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