There was a push in 2017 to make filing taxes more miserable (it was an explicit goal of Trump). That was also the year when they intentionally broke the withh

There was a push in 2017 to make filing taxes more miserable (it was an explicit goal of Trump). That was also the year when they intentionally broke the withholding calculations so that people end up owing a big unpredictable amount of money when they file, are more likely to be fined for it, etc.