You will receive a notice that explains the changes we made to your tax return. You should receive your notice and the balance of your refund, $4,142.38, by May 3, 2021?

[peru4me]

Tax Period Ending:
December 31, 2020
Your Expected
Refund Amount:
$7,540.00
Adjusted Refund Amount:
$4,142.38
Deposit Date:
April 28, 2021
You Will Receive
a Notice Dated:
April 26, 2021
Refund Status Results
Print your Refund Results for your records.Take the survey.
 
 Return ReceivedRefund ApprovedRefund Sent
Your return has been processed and refund amount approved.Your return has been processed and refund amount approved.

We made changes to your tax return that changed the amount of your refund.
You will receive a notice that explains the changes we made to your tax return. You should receive your notice and the balance of your refund, $4,142.38, by May 3, 2021.

[Bsch4477]

Let us know what the adjustment is due to. 

[peru4me]

• They claim our income was too high for a married couple filing joint, but my wife made around $60,000.00 for 2020 and I did not work.  Zero income for me.

[Bsch4477]

You need to call them. 

[peru4me]

[Critter-3 · Accepted solution]

The message is very generic and the last line  is the only  relevant one as the wrong amount on line 30 is considered a "math error"   ... so check  line 30 on the form 1040 ... is that the missing amount of the refund ?  

Wait for the IRS letter of explanation to come in the mail.  

[peru4me]

Yes!  Line 30 is the missing amount.

[Critter-3]

If you claimed you did not get some of the first 2 stimulus payments but the IRS disagrees then you will have to initiate a trace of the missing money.    

https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/second-eip-faqs#paymentlost

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2020-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-g-correcting-issues-after-the-2020-ta...

https://www.aarp.org/money/taxes/info-2020/how-to-find-missing-stimulus-payment.html

[chelsea86409]

So the amount on the notice is your new refund amount this isn't possible 

[Critter-3]

@chelsea86409 

You posted to an old  thread so what is your situation?   Did you file a return but the IRS sent you a notice with changes ?