My student loan interest deduction was 2500, however this was not applied to my federal refund. Why?

[christophermcvay]

I paid over 17K in student loan interest just for my private student loan. I applied this to my taxes and it said I would gain a deduction of 2500, however this has not been applied to what is being shown. Why is it not being added?

[jerry2000]

That is a deduction, it is not an amount that you get back. It reduces your tax by reducing your taxable income.

[SweetieJean]

A deduction is a subtraction from income, before the taxes are calculated. It is not added to your refund.

See Form 1040 line 33

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf