<prompt> Human: I am 24yo, new to the workforce, and slowly learning about taxes as well as other essential personal finance must-knows. I was expecting to get some of my withholdings back, but I am shocked to learn that I will actually owe 600. I earned 55,719 in 2016 and had 7,514 in federal income tax withheld. Additionally, because I lived with my parents in 2016, I am listed as my fathers dependent. Lastly, I had a raise in the middle of the year from 45,000 to 50,000. Of the 55,719, 13,709 was a bonuscommission 8500 and 5209, respectively. When I got my bonus and commission checks, I was shocked to learn that I had 3,427 had been withheld. After some research, I learned about the 25 flat rate and was under the impression that I would get some back, especially since only 9 of my base pay for my regular checks is usually diverted to federal withholdings.Since 9 of my gross income goes to federal withholdings, I thought that would be the rate my commission and bonus would be taxed, meaning Id get about 1,2300 in return .2513709 - .1613709 .0913709So why do I owe money? Can someone explain?  <response>: You should have filed as single, no one can claim you. My son was 20, living at home with me, and made 10K and I couldnt claim him. 