This is a simple return for my college-age son, so after compiling the taxes, I ran the numbers through the IRS's direct file system rather than pay the electronic filing fees. The federal numbers were identical to what TT calculated. However, when the Direct File system transferred the information to NJ (which was zero Federal EIC, NJ did not give the Earned Income Credit.) I'm unsure if something didn't transfer correctly or if the NJ direct file system calculates things differently. The EIC has a fairly big impact on his refund.
