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July 19, 2025
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My refund was less, $414 VS $3,562. i did go to the IRS my account, but found nothing. Does anyone have a suggestion where I can find out why?

  • July 19, 2025
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My 1040 figure on Turbo tax is $3,562 and I received $414.

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    Level 15
    July 19, 2025

    When the IRS reduces your refund for back taxes or child support you owed, or because they caught a mistake you made, they will send you a letter to explain the change and why it was made.   The letter usually arrives a couple of weeks after the reduced refund.  TurboTax receives no information from the IRS after you file your return, so no one at TT knows what the IRS did.  Only the IRS can tell you.

     

     

    Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday
    When calling the IRS do NOT choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
    So after first choosing your language, then do NOT choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead.
    Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
    Then press 3 "for all other questions."
    Then press 2 "for all other questions."
    - When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything.
    - After it asks twice, you will get another menu.

    Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions.
    Then press 3 for all other inquiries
    It should then transfer you to an agent.

     

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    Level 15
    July 19, 2025

    MY REFUND WAS LESS THAN I EXPECTED

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/why-is-my-direct-deposited-refund-or-check-lower-than-the-amount-in-turbotax/00/25594

     

    There can be a number of reasons why your refund was less than the amount you expected. First of all, look carefully at your actual tax returns. Next——check the IRS refund site https://www.irs.gov/refunds to see what the IRS says they issued for your refund.  Sometimes the IRS reduces your refund. If the IRS reduced your refund they will send you a letter in several weeks.

     

     

    There is sometimes confusion about the amount of refund to expect when users misinterpret the “summary” they saw in TurboTax. The amount of your refund is on your tax return.  Federal refund is on line 35a on Form 1040  State tax forms are all different so we cannot tell you what line to look at on your state form.  BUT it is important to actually LOOK at your tax return forms yourself and see the amounts of your tax refunds and/or tax due.  A lot of confusion would be avoided by doing that.

     

    Be aware also that your Federal refund and state refund do NOT come together.  Federal and state tax returns are processed by two completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come first,

     

    It is also possible that your state reduced your refund for debts owed in your state—if the state reduced your state refund you will receive a letter from the state.

     

    Did you choose to have TT fees deducted from your Federal refund?  (Remember that if you did that, you also agreed to an extra refund processing fee of $40 or $45  in CA)

     

    How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k

     

     

     refund offset.

     

     

     

    https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

     IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107

     https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-is-a-refund-offset/00/26301

     

    Reduced Refund      https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**