If you earn less than 16000 do you get all your tax back?

Answer 1

You will not know this answer until you complete your federal income tax return correctly. If you are a single taxpayer filing your 1040 federal income tax return correctly with no adjustments to income using the single filing status the standard deduction and your exemption amount for the tax year 2009.

If you are not a dependent on another taxpayers income tax return and if you are under the age of 65 for the tax year 2009 you can have 9350 free of federal income tax. 16000 less 9350 leaves 6650 of taxable income that will be subject to the federal income at your marginal tax rate for a single taxpayer from the 1040 instruction book the tax table amount would be 668.

6,650 to 6,700 Income tax is 668 federal income tax liability for the tax year 2009

It is possible that could qualify for some earned income tax credit and the making work pay tax credit if your qualify for them and complete your federal income tax return correctly and credits amount would reduce the federal income tax liability amount and could result in a refund when your income tax return is completed correctly.