I just found the Big Beautiful Bill resulted in us having to pay higher taxes. You have more money taken out of your paycheck, with the caveat you'll get a higher tax return. I'd rather keep my own money. I never thought I'd say this: Fuck Donald Trump
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Everyone gets a deduction, whether it's the standard deduction or itemized.
Regardless, this is a non sequitur to what you were talking about in the OP: the "more money taken out of your paycheck" line, i.e. withholding.
You're employed with a company, yes?
You're not an independent contractor or a gig worker?
Then you should have received an IRS Form W-2 sometime around February that showed how much your employer withheld in 2025. You can then compare that to the refund you got and adjust accordingly for the next tax year, but you would have to go to the IRS website, download Form W-4, fill it out, and submit it to your employer.
Important to point out that it is better to have the W-4 set a bit too high than too low (less than 90% of what you end up owing). Yes, the "refund" you receive is essentially a interest-free loan to the feds BUT tax withheld from paychecks is counted as if it were evenly distributed throughout the year (unless changed with a Form 2210). And technically tax payments are owed quarterly. Which means if you under-withhold some of that money was due months ago. Too much and not only do you get get to pay the difference you also get penalties and/or deal with estimated taxes next time.
Not as much of an issue if your only income is from a paycheck, but worth being aware of.