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June 7, 2019
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I didn't receive my full federal refund

I received my money a week or so after I filed them but didn't get my full federal refund.
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  • One possibility is that you used the Refund Processing Service to pay your TurboTax Online fees. If you did, your TurboTax fee plus the additional processing fee is deducted from your federal tax refund.
  • Another possibility is that your refund was reduced by the government, either to correct a calculation error or through a refund offset. You’ll get an explanatory letter from the government if your refund differs from what was on your filed return.

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  • Also, see question 14 from the IRS FAQs

https://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Tax-Season-Refund-Frequently-Asked-Questions

Q14: Why is my refund different than the amount reflected on the tax return I filed?

If you owe past-due federal tax, state income tax, state unemployment compensation debts, child support, spousal support, or certain federal nontax debts, such as student loans, all or part of your refund may be used (offset) to pay the past-due amount. Offsets for federal taxes are made by the IRS. All other offsets are made by the Treasury Department's Bureau of Fiscal Services (BFS). For federal tax offsets, you will receive a notice from the IRS. For all other offsets, you will receive a notice from BFS. To find out if you may have an offset or if you have any questions about it, contact the agency to which you owe the debt. See Tax Topic 203 for more information about refund offsets.

Another reason your refund amount may be different is if we made changes to your tax return that changed your refund amount. In this case you will get a notice in the mail from us explaining the changes. These reasons will be reflected in Where’s My Refund if they apply to your refund..

 


102 replies

Level 2
June 12, 2019
I did not receive my full tax refund amount either. I OWE NO DEBT but still came out short $876 out of $7114 is what I received. Does anyone know what I can do or who to call?
Level 2
June 12, 2019
my federal income tax withheld was 751.40 taxable is11210.00 why am I not getting a refund
Level 2
June 12, 2019
ok then take your fee out of my my refund
Level 2
June 12, 2019
I was suppose to get back 5,398.00 and I only see half I don't owe any one and I feel like Something is up reading all these comments. How can you find where the rest of the money is??
Level 2
June 12, 2019
I was supposed to get 3945 back but they only gave me 2600 of it and I’ve called the irs and they couldn’t give me any information but they did give me a number about the offset. As I knew before I didn’t owe anybody! I’ve been calling and calling and I’m getting upset I have a [Profanity removed] child to take care of and bills !  Has anyone resolved they’re issue yet ?
Level 2
June 12, 2019
 No resolution. I owed money but it was never sent to anyone so I'm just trying to figure out what happened to the money that TurboTax didn't refund me
Level 2
June 12, 2019
if wont give me an answer then ill let the irs deal with it
Level 2
June 12, 2019
I am surprised you would this to anyone
Level 2
June 12, 2019
I didn't  get my money yet
Level 15
June 12, 2019
@melissaaustin469
This is an old cluttered thread from 3 years ago that has long been in the already-answered queue, where it does not show up as needing help in the forum.

Anyone wanting help is much more likely to receive it if you start your own new thread at the link below so it will show up to the whole forum as a new thread needing help.

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