Ok, but I am asking about my 2021 W-2 from my current employer, which I also worked for in 2022. I understand that I enter a particular year's income on that year's tax return. That's why I was surprised that when I removed a 2021 W-2, my refund changed. I would've thought that any information from 2021 is irrelevant for 2022.
In TurboTax, I only entered my 2022 info as prompted; the software already had my info from 2021. In FreeTaxUSA, I did the same and got the same calculated return. However, in FreeTaxUSA, I also have the option to delete my 2021 W-2 (from the same employer that paid me in 2022). After doing so, my refund becomes much larger — even though my 2022 income didn't change. That is my point of confusion.
