JulieS
Expert Alumni

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Yes, the refund doesn't show until you are done with your federal return. This is a change from last year. 

 

I think the reason for this change is that many people would demand an explanation of each time their refund changed. 

 

The fact of the matter is that if you don't have all of your information in the return, with all questions answered and the review done, the refund isn't accurate. 

 

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