We cannot tell you why your "normal" refund is less. It is very early and we do not know what you have entered or what tax documents you might still be waiting for. Most income and tax documents have not even been issued yet. They start coming in January and February. Many of the forms are not even ready yet.
We cannot see your screen or your tax return. We do not know if you have a child who turned 17, for instance--which would mean you lost the child tax credit. We do not know if you had less withheld from your paychecks. ETC. ETC ETC Wait until ALL of your 2020 information has been entered completely and correctly from the documents you will be receiving in early 2021. Then compare your 2019 tax return to the 2020 return. The lines are different so it will be tricky but go slowly and carefully and see what the difference is. IF there is really a big difference when you have all the information.
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