“If tax came out of your pay, it comes back to you even if you don't file.”

What the law says

By filing a return for that year. There is no other door.
No return, no refund, however much was withheld from your pay.

Source: IRC §31 · IRC §6402 · IRC §6511 · Pub 17 · Instructions for Form 1040. Read the full rule, with the law quoted

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