<prompt> Human: I work part-time, and this year I earned roughly 15k like always I give my mom my W4 to give to the person she files her taxes with. Am only getting roughly 10 back. That seems crazy too me. Thing is last year I did my taxes in my college threw a program and also got a crazy low number, just about 30Is there something happening that am not getting?I do get college financial aid, and my mom says its because am a Dependent. However I notice all my colleagues are getting much larger refunds than me? They tend to get back 100-200  <response>: Tax refunds or what you owe are only a function of how much total tax you owe your total tax liability and how much you paid in throughout the year your withholding. If youre getting back a small refund, it means you overpaid by a very small amount throughout the year. This is generally considered a good thing since you didnt give the government an interest-free loan 