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njimpt
March 29, 2020
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My federal return was higher last year than it was this year, despite me making almost twice as much money this last year. What could make this possible? The only differences from last year and this y

  • March 29, 2020
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year were that I claimed my girlfriend as a dependant. she was unemployed for 10/12 of those months and lived with me the whole time.

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VolvoGirl
VolvoGirl
Employee
March 29, 2020

Everything you said is why.  

More income = more tax and usually less refund.

Your withholding didn’t increase enough to keep up with the increase in income.  And the withholding tables were reduced so they didn’t take out as much federal withholding from your checks so you got more net pay each month.

 

 

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