Actual Federal refund significantly greater than what I filed .

[markrav4]

The Federal return that I e-filed using TurboTax showed an expected refund of $4023. My actual refund was $16223. I was meticulous in checking every detail of what I filed . And my IRS income tax “summary” checked today from their website site also shows a refund of $4023. Why was the actual refund so different and where can I find the information ? Will they send an explanation ?

[SteamTrain]

@markrav4 

They should send an explanation withing 10-14 days.

Any chance you paid Quarterly Estimated taxes to the IRS for 2025 and forgot to enter those payments?  ($12,200 total)

[markrav4 · Accepted solution]

@SteamTrain Thanks much for the reply and you are spot-on. It appears that I made a duplicate $12300 estimated payment last June . I'm not sure how I did not notice it in Quicken until your prompt. I'm glad the IRS computer took it into account!!