nbny90 OP t1_j6lkf66 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:29 AM

Reply to comment by BlazinAzn38 in FreeTaxUSA Says I Owe $3K in federal taxes. I NEVER owe & always get a refund. Please HELP! by nbny90

I can claim 2 children. My 3 year old and my 1 month old son (born on 12/31/22).

BlazinAzn38 t1_j6ll0iy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Oh yeah I brain farted my bad. Yeah with the two kids you owe ~$3300 excluding any retirement contribution deductions or any other misc. credits. It looks like you both selected “Married filing jointly” on your W4 without doing Step 2/work on Page 3.

nbny90 OP t1_j6lljno wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:39 AM

We both have married filing jointly.

I do not claim any dependents on my W4 and everything else looks like it's zero.. She claims 1 dependent on her W4 and everything else is 0

BlazinAzn38 t1_j6llo4x wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:40 AM

But did you indicate you both work on each of the other’s W4? If not each of your incomes is being treated as the sole income for two people when in reality there are two incomes.