My refund is coming in much higher than typical and in looking closer TT is entering in an inflated amount for my Schedule A line 8a Mortgage Interest paid amount. It is entering in an amount $8,000 higher than the amount I entered in on my 1098. I also rent a few rooms in my home and have an amount already listed on my Schedule E line 12. TT SmartCheck did not find any errors with their calculations. It appears as though I will need to manually alter the forms since I am pretty sure I am not supposed to receive a deduction that is higher than the amount I paid to the bank and reentering all of my info into TT has not fixed the problem. I need direction on what I should be entering into Schedule A line 8a to make sure I do this correctly. Can you help please?
