After you file

The next step is to wait for the IRS to send you a letter to let you know why they adjusted your return.  The most likely scenarios are that your tax return included a recovery rebate or child tax credit that the IRS has already sent to you, or you have an offset for some other debt.  This year, by far the more common is that your tax return included an amount on Line 28 or Line 30 that was greater than what IRS records indicate you are permitted.  It's not an issue anyone on this board or at Turbotax can help you with - because it's not a TurboTax issue. 

 

You have not been "robbed" and your tax refund, which is probably more money than you paid in to begin with, isn't money you worked for.