Okay, I'm very confused.
I am in the same situation as the thread starter. I've been using TT for many years and actually I don't even recall seeing this screen or being asked about it.
Looking at the forum, there appear to be A LOT of people asking this question and I see a lot of conflicting answers with no input from anyone from Turbotax either.
I have the same situation, the amount filled in automatically by TT is several thousand dollars HIGHER than the amount that was actually refunded. I checked my 2019 state tax return and I can't seem to figure out where TT is getting this number from or who it's being calculated.
I have very simple tax returns as well. No charity donations, standard deduction and a few 1099-INTs. The state return looks quite boring. So I don't understand why these numbers don't match up (nor do I understand why this is the first time I am ever seeing this screen or confusion after using TT for many years).
Some people are stating that you should leave as is, others state that you should use some form to calculate it, and others say to delete the entry as its a known issue and to reinput the numbers. Even on this thread, we have slightly conflicting answers for the solution.
What should we do? Is this a known issue/bug, or is it calculating something in the backend that we just don't see (and if so, I don't know why its being presented in this way as it appears to be confusing the heck out of a lot of people).
Also, I went ahead and edited the number to see what happens to the Fed/State refund amounts and nothing changes. So is this data even being used in any calculation? Should I just leave it as is and ignore it. I mean, as long as I finish the taxes and go back in and edit that field and don't see an increase/decrease in taxes owed, I guess I can just leave whatever bulls*&# number TT has put in there.
Advice?
