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After you file
When you first file your return with one W-2, you evidently showed a refund of $610.08.
Then you received another W-2, which forces you to amend your 1040 by filing a 1040-X.
This new W-2 declares its own income and withholding, which, when added to your 1040, might result in owing tax or getting a larger refund.
NOTE, the W-2s are not filed separately, they are both integral parts of your single 1040 return.
If, when you did the amendment process, TurboTax said that you get a refund of $83, then as Kris said, this is an additional refund on top of the $610.08.
Are you asking why your second W-2 didn't give you the same refund as the first W-2? It's because the two W-2s are not done separately. Instead, they are added together, increasing your income.
This creates the possibility that the amount of tax that is assessed is larger. There is no reason why the second W-2 should give you a refund as large as the first one (although there may be cases where it gives even a larger refund). But it didn't in your case.
Just to be clear, if you have already filed with the first W-2, then you will get the $610.08 refund...and after you file the 1040-X (assuming that I have the story straight), you will also get an additional $83 refund.
Makes sense?
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