“Should I expect to get back at least close to what was withheld?”---->I guess NOT really; a tax refund is the result of having taxes withheld on your earnings that amount to more than you owe in income taxes for a calendar year. Federal and state taxes are withheld at a specified amount each pay period, and when the year ends, you must file income taxes by submitting the proper filing forms. In many cases, you have paid more than you were required to pay. When the federal government or state treasurer receives the tax forms, they issue checks for overpayment. This is a tax refund.So, onform1040, the amoun ton 72 exceeds the amount on line 61, you are subject to your tax refund;however, REMEMEBER: many people mistakenly view their tax refund as free money, forgetting that it was money they earned in the first place. Unless a large tax refund is treated as savings or is invested, it is often better to receive your money each pay period rather than in a lump sum at the end of the year as tax refund. A tax refund should not be considered free money. If you do receive a large tax refund, you are essentially giving the government a tax free loan. If you usually receive a large refund, it would be wise to look at your deductions you have marked on your W-4 with your ER.
Please visit the IRS website here and follow the instructions:
https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/...fgetstatus.jsp
For your state return refund check status, you need to visit the Dept of revenue of your state.
“ I claim myself as a dependent, since my parents don't, and no one else does. It hasn't seemed to make a difference in the past, though.”----> No, you can't claim yourself as a dependent. But if you are not a dependent of someone else, you take your personal exemption, NOT dependent exemption, for yourself on your return on 1040/1040A/EZ, which amounts to the same thing financially. You ,a s an EE,file a Form W-4 with your ER to tell them how much tax to withhold from your pay. You don't claim dependents there either; you claim witholding allowances. While the number of dependents you claim on your tax return will influence that, the two are not the same thing. You , as single taxpayer, should claim 1 or 2 allowances if you only work one job. you are a dependent of another person, then you generally should claim 0 to avoid a tax debt at filing time.You never claim yourself as a dependent on a tax return. You get a personal exemption for yourself if you cannot be claimed as a dependent, but you never claim yourself as a dependent.
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