Is It Possible to Get My Entire $4,615 Federal Tax Withholding Back as a Refund on $53,752 Income as Single with No Dependents?
Can someone help me understand if I can get a refund? I have no dependents and looking at my W-2, I see the following information: 1 Wages, tips, other compensation: $53,752.48 2 Federal income tax withheld: $4,615.21 3 Social security wages: $53,752.48 4 Social security tax withheld: $3,332.65 My tax preparer mentioned I might get all of the $4,615.21 back as a refund. Is that possible with my income level of $53,752.48? I'm single with no dependents, and I'm really hoping to get that full amount back. I've had roughly $384.60 withheld from my paychecks each month for federal taxes throughout the year, which adds up to that $4,615.21 total. I've been looking at the tax brackets and trying to calculate my liability, but I'm confused about whether someone at my income level could actually get the entire federal withholding amount returned. My tax preparer seemed confident, but I wanted to double-check with experts here before getting my hopes up about receiving the full $4,615.21 back as a refund.
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StarSurfer
Based on your W-2 details, let's examine these key numbers: Your annual wages of $53,752.48 places you in a tax bracket where you'll definitely have some federal tax liability. The $4,615.21 withheld for federal taxes represents about 8.6% of your gross wages, while the $3,332.65 in Social Security tax equals the standard 6.2% withholding rate. Getting the entire $4,615.21 federal withholding back as a refund would be highly improbable. Here's why: At $53,752.48 income with standard deduction (assuming single filing status), you'd still have a taxable income around $40,000, which would result in a federal tax liability of several thousand dollars. The Social Security withholding of $3,332.65 is a fixed percentage and isn't refundable. Your actual refund amount will depend on: - Your filing status (single, married, etc.) - Whether you have any additional income sources - What deductions you can claim beyond the standard deduction - Any tax credits you might qualify for The numbers from your W-2 indicate fairly standard withholding rates, suggesting your employer is withholding at appropriate levels.
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Dmitry Petrov
•thanks for explaining! what would be a rough estimate of what i might get back?
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StarSurfer
•Without knowing your full tax situation (deductions, credits, filing status), it's hard to give an accurate estimate
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Ava Martinez
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Miguel Castro
•does it actually work? seems to good to be true 🤔
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Ava Martinez
•100% works! Used it last week and it predicted my refund amount down to the penny 💯
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Zainab Abdulrahman
lol whoever told u ud get all of box 2 back is smokin something good 🤣
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Connor Byrne
I was in the same boat last year. Single no dependents, similar income. Got back about $800.
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Dmitry Petrov
•wow thats way less than what my tax guy said ðŸ˜
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Yara Elias
Get a new tax preparer asap! They clearly don't know what their talking about if they said you'd get all of box 2 back
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QuantumQuasar
•fr fr tax preparers be wildin these days 🤡
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Keisha Jackson
Your withholding seems pretty standard for your income tbh. Did you have any other income or just this W2?
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