<prompt> Human: I make 100K a year, and just got my taxes back. I get back 1,000 but have to pay 1,200. Is there anyway to get more money back? Any simple tax write-offs i.e. donate more money to charities? etc  <response>: I get back 1,000 but have to pay 1,200Can you elaborate? Is one federal, one state, or...?You get more money back by overpaying by more. You refund is just the difference between what you owe and what you paid.If you want to lower your tax liability you can contribute to a 401k, and IRA if you dont have a 401k, an HSA or FSA depending on your insurance plan and what your company offers, and take advantage of other pre-tax benefits like parking, etc.If you itemize deductions then you can reduce you taxes by donating to charity, but thatll still cause you to have less money over all. 