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Level 15
Level 15

After you file

It means you made a mistake entering the information for your tax return. The IRS corrected the mistake. After the correction, you owe money instead of getting a refund. If your tax return had been correct, it would have showed a payment due instead of a refund.


What probably happened is that you told TurboTax that you did not receive the third stimulus payment, so TurboTax gave you the Recovery Rebate Credit on Form 1040 line 30. But the IRS's records show that they did send you the third stimulus payment. The stimulus payment was an advance payment of the Recovery Rebate Credit, so you are not entitled to the credit on your tax return. You already got it in advance.