When amending my 2024 Return, the Federal Refund did not start at $0 as the state did

[eeigor]

Hi.  I got a W-2c from my employer for my 2024 filing.  I opened TurboTax 2024 desktop.  Click amend a return, selected the correct file.  I answered that it was already accepted and I needed to amend it.  At this point the Federal refund went from what it was at filing to many thousands of dollars more, but the state refund was $0 as expected.  Why did the Federal refund not $0 when starting the amending process, but changed nothing yet?  

Thanks.

eeigor

[AmyC]

A couple of possibilities:

• sometimes the program just doesn't go to zero - customers come back and say return is correct despite the meter.
• tax law updates - the program will update and if there were updates after you filed, that could change the numbers.

Review your 1040X:

1. column A matches with your original return. 
2. column B shows the changes
3. column C is your correct new return

[eeigor]

Hi. I gave your advice a try. I think the problem is a bug. There is a summary page in TurboTax that says my income increased by about $1000 from the submitted value to the corrected one. When I save the pdf to mail it, the income listed for the started point is about $30,000 higher. The corrected value is correct but the request for a $9000 refund is a problem. 

I can supply more information in a secure manner if needed. 

thanks

[CatinaT1 · Accepted solution]

See this community thread.