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Compare this year's return to last year to look for clues. Your refund is based on the taxes you paid in during the year (based on your income) along with any credits available to you.    Another post of mine may help you with determining what is best for you with your employer.  You may have some state credits or deductions that you no longer qualify for or may you changed jobs or even typed in the wrong amount for tax withheld. There are many factors.  You can review the IRS website on deductions and credits. If any apply, go back through the Deductions and Credits section of TurboTax.   See Why is my refund lower than last year?

Yes, that is possible.  @rttweiler  You could have empty S-Corp forms in your return.   If you are using the desktop, click on Forms to see all the forms in your return.  You can delete any erroneous forms from there.      If you are using TurboTax Online, use the Delete A Form instructions below to see a list of all the forms in your return.   You can also print or preview a PDF copy of your return to see all of the forms as full pages.      How to delete forms in TurboTax Online

It is probably from the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.  It does not get filed with your return.    See this FAQ https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/form-1040-line-11-amount-is-less-than-standard-irs-tax-table/00/25752   In the online version you need to save your return as a pdf file and include all worksheets to see it.   For the Desktop version you can switch to Forms Mode and open the worksheet to see it.  Click Forms in the upper right (upper left for Mac) and look through the list and open the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet.  And you will need to use this IRS worksheet on page 15. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040tt.pdf

On my 1099-NEC it says it’s nonwmployee compensation. It’s from a business but given up on completion of a program.  I do not have my own business. It is taxable since no taxes were taken out. It’s okay to report as miscellaneous as you’re saying? 

No for security reasons. You did not filed 2025(due 4/15/2026) you filed 2024.  next year just use this account     Turbotax only supports the current year and the prior 3 years so you could not open your xxxx.tax2020 file. in addition, TurboTax deletes all items older than 7 years just like the iRS.   so you should always save a PDF of a return to your computer, and because computers do fail,  a second PDF on some other store media. Or even print out a copy. 

The 4th quarter earnings and payments have to match the totals for the year so you only need to enter the first 3 boxes of information. Part 2 line D and part 3 payments is where I think you are stuck. See another post of mine to help with getting your income and payments annualized. Be sure you marked that you want to annualize payments.  

Hi all,   Apologies for replying to an older thread. I just filed an amended return myself and had this exact same message.   Print and Mail These Forms to the Government.  Even though you e-filed, you're still required to print and mail these forms.   Don't skip this important step!  Your return isn't complete without it. Explain This"   When I clicked to print off these forms, the only thing it printed off was a 'Form 1040-V Payment Voucher for Individuals'. I e-filed my amended tax return, and there wasn't any difference in federal, state, or local taxable income when compared to the initial return. I also already paid any amount due via my initial return when e-filing directly with TurboTax Online.   Is there anything else I need to do? Since I e-filed the amended return, and there isn't any difference in amount due, do I need to mail anything? If so, should I just mail the payment voucher page, or should I also print off and include the full amended return as well?   Any additional help or insight would be greatly appreciated—thanks in advance!

Yes, you would be taxed on the entire distribution. Most IRA distributions are taxed in entirety also, even if a tax break was received initially for contributions.    However, you can claim a Foreign Tax Credit for the tax you paid Canada on your retirement distribution.   Here's more info on Claiming the Foreign Tax Credit.   @srr