<prompt> Human: So the last two years Ive worked at OfficeMax as a manager, making 10.65 and then 11 an hour 40 hrs a week, little bits of overtime. My federal refunds for those two years were fairly similar - 1200-1300 each time.At the very end of 2013, I got a new job making 14 and then eventually about 15.50 an hour. However, Im apparently only going to get about 50 back for a federal refund...That is seriously not good for my finances.Is there something Im missing? Or does making a slightly less paltry salary really going to cost me a ton of money?  <response>: When you started either job you filled out a form called a W-4 listing your tax withholding exemptions. Its possible that you had less listed on your previous jobs W-4 than you did on the new one. In other words with your old job they took out more taxes than you actually owed and when you filed your return you qualified to get the extra back. Now you filled out the W-4 form for your new job and put the correct amount in so you paid almost the exact amount you owe, so no refund this year. 