OH My Goodness. I just went through two calls with Turbo Tax Representatives. They could not give me any definite answers and had not heard of a situation like mine. I filed my Federal and my NC Tax return electronically on 2/22/2022. Even though, according to their website I found out after I filed, NC is not accepting returns until 2/28/2022. Also, I was able to file before any updates on the 2/24/2022, even though many people I found out later or most people were not able to file their NC state tax returns until at least 2/24/2022. But, for me, I had no issues whatsoever. I attribute this to the fact that I didn't have children or other covid credits I could take and maybe that is why I was able to file it. Yes, it does state it is filed, but it is pending. So, here is the issue, yesterday, 3 days after I filed, I went back into the Turbotax software and there was an update. Suddenly, after the update I owed less money. The money was exactly the amount of use tax I paid into North Carolina from the year before, in 2020. Both representatives at both levels weren't sure what happened, but would look into it. I did further research after realizing the difference that I see from when I filed to now for what I owe seems to be coming from the fact that I now have itemized deductions instead of the standard deduction. So, I started looking at that and I wondered why in the world was I getting a wonderful carry over from my 2020 charitable contributions. When I read this post as well as everyone elses posts, I realized, Hey......there is no way I gave 60% or more of my income to charities in 2020. I am generous, but I still must eat and live. So......I went in and followed everyone's suggestions and zeroed it out. I am now back to the number that I owed NC before the update. Since I already submitted my tax return for NC, and it was right at the time I submitted it, which for me meant, I am getting the standard deduction with NC State and not the itemized deduction, I am assuming that whatever was originally submitted, even though, not yet accepted, will be the correct amounts, (not itemized) making me pay less, because of the carry over that is wrong, but the standard deduction that I originally filed. So, I am back to paying more. But, that is better than having to deal with a wrong state tax return. Thank goodness, I printed out what I filed as it changed with the update on the 25th. Had I not, I would have had nothing to compare it too. Thank you all! I mean it. I think a lot of people are going to be upset. I am glad, I will not be one of them. It does bother me that I spoke with two representatives and they didn't know why it happened. That tells me that they were not informed. That is a problem as they have until Monday to fix it and those that submitted it, after the 2/23/2022 update, they have a problem. Even though my update happened on 2/25/2022, the update said it was 2/23/2022 update and that is the update that changed my standard deduction to a itemized deduction in my case.
