@paulkayporsha-ya wrote:
IRS said that figure on Line 11b was correct but the IRS calculated the tax using the 24 % married jointly tax table. When I did the calculation to what the IRS said it was correct. The tax for the 24% filing is $28765 plus 24% of the amt over $168400. The turbo tax was lower
Did you have any capital gains and/or qualified dividends in 2019 and 2020? If so, those are taxed at a lower tax rate than ordinary income. With those items, the calculation is done on the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Worksheet instead of solely the Tax Tables. Does your 2019 return have a QDCGT Worksheet?
Also, if you have a PDF of your 2019 return with all the worksheets, look at the Form 1040 Worksheet. It should indicate the method that TurboTax used to figure the amount of tax.
You can also look at the 2020 Form 1040 Worksheet to see the method that TurboTax is using to calculate your 2020 tax, and the 2020 QDCGT Worksheet, if applicable.
