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These factors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deductions or adjustments you claimed last year but weren&#8217;t able to claim this year for various reasons<\/li>\n<li>Changes in your income. (An increase or decrease might affect your eligibility for certain credits as well as your overall tax bracket.)<\/li>\n<li>Changes in federal income tax withholding. This could be due to a change in your income, your W-4, or the way you earned the income like overtime or bonus money.<\/li>\n<li>Self-employment income or losses and the associated taxes<\/li>\n<li>Changes in distributions from your retirement account and the associated taxes and \/ or penalties<\/li>\n<li>Changes in dependents you were able to claim could mean less refund<\/li>\n<li>Changes in your filing status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211; Penalties for not having Minimum Essential Health Coverage or a Repayment of Excess Premium Tax Credit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many factors can affect the refund amount you&#8217;re entitled to each year and result in a lower refund than you might have anticipated. When attempting to understand changes to tax refund from a prior year, look at your returns line-by-line to find out what might have contributed to the refund changes. 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