Deductions & credits

@johnsnawder 

 

Did you ever figure out what happened? I'm experiencing the same exact problem. Without adding any dependents and filing single, my tax refund is $2,751. When I add my child dependent, it drops all the way down $812. That makes no sense, why would it drop? If anything, it should go up. Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I've never had this problem before. If adding a dependent is going to DECREASE my refund, I'd be better off just leaving them off my tax return. Which to me seems counter intuitive.