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It might feel like a sudden windfall, but its not.

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In this case, exchanging a bigger-than-necessary payroll tax deduction for a one-time refund might make sense.

But for everyone else, that exchange amounts to lost financial opportunity, experts say.

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Kept in your hands, those dollars could have been productive, Pisenti & Brinker added.

Ideally, the dollar amount on either side of the equation will be minimal.

you could also use the IRSstax withholding estimator.

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