Sometimes you have to finish a section for the "Refund-O-Meter" to make a change and other times nothing changes because what you entered didn't change anything. This happens a lot with the deductions & Credit sections... until you enter enough Sch A deductions nothing will change or if you add more deductions than needed you will also not see a change. If you use the downloaded program you can switch over to the FORMS mode and actually look at the forms to see what is happening.
Also remember that the form 1040 is really just a long math problem and until you enter all the parts of the equation the finished product will not be reflected in the end result. IGNORE that meter while you work ... it is only accurate when you have completely finished the return and have cleared the REVIEW tab.
