<prompt> Human: Last year I paid over 6,000 in taxes. At the beginning of 2015 I lost my job and was only able to work 3 months. Making 8,000.I just completed filing my taxes in Turbotax and its estimating that Ill get back 2,500. Is this within an expected script? Or have I done something wrong.  <response>: It is not a question of leniency. This directly relates to tax bracket last year vs tax bracket this year. If you are getting money back, the natural assumption is that your withholding was higher than necessary. It sounds plausible as so long as your entries for income, deductions, etc were entered properly. 