<prompt> Human: I live in NJ if that matters. I graduated college in December 2016 so this is my first tax season not being a student. My mom is gonna claim me as a dependent on her taxes EDIT: My mom is NOT going to claim me as a dependent, I just called to ask, I just assumed she was. I made 21,691 in 2017Im really upset that apparently I owe 800 207 Federal and 587 State. Firstly is there anything I can do to change that? I know its a stupid question but do I have to file?Anyways onto the real question; what can I do to ensure that I dont owe any taxes for 2018? Other than popping out kids, getting married or buying a property, what can I do? Ive been getting financially fucked up the ass in the past month and I was really relying on a tax refund to dig me out. So Im not sure what to really do at this pointEdit: heres a picture of the preview Turbo Tax has given me of my 1040EZ  <response>: Most people have a tax liability which you will find on your return.Some people end up withholding more than their tax liability throughout the year, which gives them a refund. Others do not withhold enough and they end up owning to make up for not paying enough.In order to get a refund you need to withhold more throughout the year. Which I think is a little silly. - a few hundred dollars like you are out now is actually ideal.And yes, you have to file. 