Online version. And this is great advice. Thank you!
I did what VolvoGirl suggested. I reset my return, started over, and got to the place where my refund was shown as $1293. Remember at this juncture all my income and deductions have already been input into the program. I am getting close to the end. The next step is to review the details of the $1293 refund amount and then hit the continue button. I did that and then the refund drops to $1113 (minus $180).
Comparing the 1040 tax summaries before and then after hitting the continue button shows my total income increased over $1500 just by moving forward in the program. I don't know why this is happening, given that I have not entered any other data at that point. I am at a loss to explain what's happening here and am concerned with the accuracy of my return.
