It is not possible that the only difference is total tax. The rules of arithmetic alone make that impossible.
Tell us the following for the last 5 years:
1. What was your Adjusted Gross Income (line 11b in 2019)?
2. What was the tax (line 12a in 2019)?
3. What was your total tax (line 16 in 2019)?
4. What were the refundable credits (line 18e in 2019)?
5. What were your total payments (line 19 in 2019)?
Somewhere in your answers will point to the missing $2,000.
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