HOH with 1 dependent: Return amount dropped to $0 despite $6k income increase - what changed?
I'm shocked at my tax return this year. Made 6k more than last year but somehow getting zero back? Same filing status (Head of Household), same dependent, using TurboTax like always. Never had issues before but this makes no sense. Something feels off about this calculation.
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Kaylee Cook
Tax professional here. Several tax credit changes happened this year that could affect your return. The Child Tax Credit reverted to pre-pandemic levels, and the Earned Income Credit thresholds adjusted. Plus, if your withholding was more accurate this year, you might've been getting more in each paycheck instead of a lump sum return.
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Morgan Washington
•omg that makes sense about the child tax credit! but still feels weird getting nothing back ðŸ˜
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Oliver Alexander
•wait so ur saying getting $0 back is actually... good? 🤔
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Kaylee Cook
•Exactly! Getting $0 back means you paid the perfect amount throughout the year. No interest-free loan to the government 💯
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Lara Woods
Hey! I actually found this amazing tool called taxr.ai that breaks down exactly why your refund changed. It costs $4.99 but totally worth it - shows you all the specific credits and deductions that changed from last year. Helped me understand why my refund was different too!
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Adrian Hughes
•Sounds interesting. How exactly does it work? Does it just read your transcript or does it do more?
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Lara Woods
•It's wild actually - you upload your transcript and it compares everything line by line from last year. Shows all the tax law changes that affected you specifically. Even explains how to adjust your W4 if you want a different outcome next year.
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Adrian Hughes
•Just tried it and WOW everyone needs to know about this! Finally understand why my refund changed. Worth every penny fr fr 🙌
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Molly Chambers
in the same boat fr... made more money but somehow getting less back smh
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Ian Armstrong
Check ur withholdings on ur W4 maybe? Could be taking out less taxes each check
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Morgan Washington
•how do i even do that? 😅
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Ian Armstrong
•ask ur HR department or whoever does payroll they can help u adjust it
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Eli Butler
The IRS is straight clownin this year fr fr 🤡
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Marcus Patterson
•fr they stay playing with our money 😤
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Lydia Bailey
Did u check if ur eligible for earned income credit? That changes based on income
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Morgan Washington
•yeah turbotax said i dont qualify anymore since i made more this year 🥲
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