@slim pickings - can you provide more specifics?
what is on Line 28 and Line 30 of Form 1040?
you were eligible for either the Stimulus or the Recovery Rebate , but not both. (I am assuming your post is NOT about the Child Tax credit, but that could be your issue as well)
There was a point in the TUrbo Tax interview where you were asks how much you already received (typically last March - May, 2021). When the IRS reviewd your return, they checked what you entered against the IRS records of what they know they sent you. If those two figures did not match, they reduced Line 30 of Form 1040 by the difference. That had the effect of reducing your refund.
Suggestion: Check your bank account from March - May, 2021 and see if the stimulus money was received. if it is there, what is the 'bait and switch'?
if it is not there, there is always the chance that what the IRS sent was "lost in the mail". if that occurs, then your recourse is to submit a 'trace' to determine what the IRS did with the money.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f3911.pdf
Does that help?
