2026 Tax Refund Estimator | MKB Financial Group | Lafayette, LA
Updated for the 2026 Filing Season. This estimator uses 2025 tax-year figures for returns generally filed in 2026.
2026 Tax Refund Estimator

Estimate Your Refund or Balance Due for the 2026 Filing Season.

Use this estimator to get a general idea of your federal refund or balance due for your 2025 tax-year return filed during the 2026 tax season. Enter your income, withholding, dependents, credits, and estimated payments to see a basic estimate.

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This is not a final tax return calculation.
Actual results depend on complete documents, filing status, income type, credits, deductions, state taxes, IRS rules, and professional review.
2025 Tax Year
2026 Filing Season
7 Federal Brackets
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Estimate Tool

Enter your numbers below.

This estimator gives a simplified federal estimate. It does not calculate every IRS rule, every refundable credit, state tax, penalties, healthcare credits, education credits, retirement credits, or every phaseout.

2026 Filing Season Estimator

Use your 2025 income and withholding information. Leave fields at $0 if they do not apply.

Total wages before taxes from W-2 employment.
Interest, unemployment, retirement, rental net income, etc.
Net profit after business expenses, before tax.
Examples: IRA deduction, student loan interest, HSA deduction.
Enter $0 to use the standard deduction.
Total federal withholding from W-2s and 1099s.
Quarterly payments or extension payments made to IRS.
Used for simplified Child Tax Credit estimate.
Used for simplified $500 dependent credit estimate.
Enter education, energy, dependent care, or other credits you already know.
Optional. Enter $0 if unknown. MKB can calculate this during tax prep.

This calculator uses simplified assumptions. It estimates federal income tax, self-employment tax, standard/itemized deduction, withholding, estimated payments, basic child/dependent credits, and manually entered credits. It does not replace tax preparation.

What This Uses

Updated for 2026 filing season basics.

This estimator is built around common federal tax items for 2025 tax-year returns filed during the 2026 tax season.

Standard Deduction

Updated 2025 Amounts

The calculator uses $15,750 for Single/MFS, $31,500 for Married Filing Jointly, and $23,625 for Head of Household.

Tax Brackets

2025 Federal Brackets

The calculator applies the 2025 seven-rate federal bracket structure based on filing status and taxable income.

Child Credit

Simplified Credit Estimate

The calculator uses a simplified Child Tax Credit estimate of up to $2,200 per qualifying child under 17.

Self-Employed

SE Tax Estimate

If you enter self-employment profit, the calculator adds an estimated self-employment tax amount.

Need a Real Review?

An estimate is helpful. A prepared return gives you the real answer.

If your income includes self-employment, business expenses, dependents, credits, prior-year issues, or multiple states, book a consultation so MKB can review your full situation.

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