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I only got back $64 Dollars from my return and i have a few questions if anybody can help.

So i filed my taxes this year owing $1,420 in child support, my refund was shown to be $1,563. I woke up this morning and checked my bank account and was only deposited $63 where did the other hundred or so go? I filed with the upgraded version or turbo tax because it said i needed that for my 1099s it didn't give me an option to skip. I also live in Texas so i don't have to file state taxes. i read on here that my return is sent to a company who processes the return and they send back whats left, but the number is off? I also read alot of people on here going through the same thing but they were missing a lot more than i am. I guess all i'm looking for here is a clear answer on if this is my return or if there is more to come because nothing has been updated with the child support offices and my balance is still high.

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I only got back $64 Dollars from my return and i have a few questions if anybody can help.

 

MY REFUND WAS LESS THAN I EXPECTED

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.  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 line 20 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.

 

TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund.  If you owed back taxes, child support, student loan debt, etc. you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks.  The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset.  It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.

 

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.

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

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

 

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,

 

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 $39.99)

How can I see my TurboTax  fees?   

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2565973-how-do-i-review-my-fees-in-turbotax-online

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.

**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.**

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