<prompt> Human: I recently started my first job at a local fast food place near my house, im 17 years old live in Texas and have a single mother with no job. Ive been working for around 3 weeks and just received my first paycheck. My first week working i made 135.87 the second week I made 326.56 and the third week I made 166.97 this totals to 629.40.The reason im posting is because I checked how much money I received after taxes and it was only 404.14. I mean I know the government fucks you with taxes but 225 sounds like a bit much especially since im a minor.  <response>: If you post your line item deductions we can tell you specifics. Although Id bet your boss is paying your right.So right now youre getting hit with 36 overall, which is almost certainly more than you should have withheld, but keep in mind this is actually up to you. You decide on income withholding based on your W-4, so if you have 2 deductions, that explains some of it. You can always change it, or, if you end up having a low enough taxable income 6300 if a dependent, youll get it all back in your refund anyway.So first, theres Social Security, this should be a flat 6.2. Medicare is a flat 1.45. You dont get that back. Not for another 50 years anyway.No state income tax for you since its Texas.Federal income tax is where withholdingW-4 matters. And its not very accurate if you start your job halfway through the year, and its also not accurate if your paycheck fluctuates. In each case, it withholds more than it should.If you can project your annual income just under 6,000 it looks like for this year, and if you have it all next year maybe 11,000 I can provide more details. But if its going to be 6,300, and you had no tax liability last year, fill out another W-4, and youre allowed mark the Exempt line. No income tax withheld, and whatever you gave so far comes back when you file.Also, random, but being a minor isnt a factor. Being a dependent is, but note if you were not a dependent, youd actually be getting taxed less. In addition to not getting taxed on the first 6,300, thered be another 4,000 deduction available to you.Wait, if your mom has no job, you can see if you are a dependent or not here Pay attention to the Support test - if you provide over half your own support, you may be able to claim yourself and get that deduction. 