HW11
Returning Member

IRS sent a different refund amount, now trying to amend tax return and TT says I owe a lot more than I should.

I had claimed my son this year because it looked like we would get a larger refund that way, but it turns out that TurboTax was adding in the stimulus checks for my son as if we had not received them (they went to my husband because he usually claims our son).  So my actual tax refund was about $1300 less than Turbotax said it would be.

I am now trying to amend the return with my husband claiming our son.  But it says I owe a lot more than I should because it thinks I received the larger amount. 

 

Is there a way to change the amount of the original refund to what I actually received?