Not specifically in that order....BUT...
But, anytime you get any exorbitant numbers....99.9% of the time it is the result of a bad entry by the user.
What I mean by that, is that numbers entered by the user in either their income, or in their tax withholding, were fingered in wrong and they just didn't notice at the time they entered the numbers. The usual mis-entry for exorbitant numbers is a simple mis-fingering of the decimal point for some number..
Example: An income field or tax withholding on a W-2.
a) For a tax withholding field: IF you accidentally hit the adjacent comma key instead of the decimal point....such as 234.56 if entered as 234comma56 becomes 23456.00 as soon as you leave that box or page...and a huge excess refund. (period and comma are adjacent keys on a keyboard)
b) Likewise, if you enter any income field for 2345.67 and mis-type it as 2345comma67 that becomes 234567.00 of income when you leave the field it was entered in, and usually results in a huge tax due.
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Always review all your forms with a critical eye before filing...exorbitant numbers in particular are a flashing red light telling you to go back thru your entries and check every one. And watch out for those decimal points.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
