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How can I see my TurboTax  fees?  https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/intuit-account-billing/review-fees-turbotax-online/L1XnIzgzg_US_en_US?uid=m682vq7k   If your TurboTax fees are higher than expected, you can reduce them by removing add-ons     (BEFORE you e-file) :   Remove Premium Services Remove MAX Defend & Restore Remove a state Remove PLUS Help & Support Remove Pay With Your Refund

Your cousins qualify as a foster child.    Your legal guardianship is considered a "placement of children with you by a judgement, decree or other order of any court of competent jurisdiction".    IRS Publication 501 confirms this   To post the child Select Personal Info In the pop-up screen scroll down to the Dependent section Start or Revisit Select My Child (This includes Foster Child) Enter child's data Continue interview to Less common situations Select Foster Child. Complete the interview.  

NON RESIDENT ALIEN   If you are a non-resident alien, your return must be filed on Form 1040NR, which cannot be prepared using TurboTax.  You can use TT’s partner, sprintax: https://www.sprintax.com/non-resident-alien-tax-1040nr-turbotax.html IRS —HOW TO DETERMINE RESIDENCY STATUS FOR TAX https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/determining-an-individuals-tax-residency-status#:~:text=If you are not a,January 1 – December 31).

As per xmasbaby above, there are many things that affect your refund amount.  You can review your tax return and see if there are any errors in inputting your information.   To preview your return to see if there were any errors, follow the instructions below.  Make sure all income items have been properly reported and any income tax withheld (shown on your W-2's for example in boxes 2 &17) is correct.  Your Federal Income Tax withheld from all documents (W-2's, 1099'2 etc,) should match line 25d of your Form 1040.   To preview your tax return in TurboTax desktop, you can: Switch to Forms Mode by clicking on "Forms" in the blue bar at the top right of your TurboTax screen.  Scroll through your forms in the left panel and  Click on ‌"Form 1040".  You can get to your Tax Return in TurboTax Online as follows:  Go to "Tax Tools" in your left panel, Select "Tools" and then  Select "View Tax Summary" and  Select "Preview Form 1040"   Keep in mind that there are many factors involved to determine what you owe for federal taxes, or if you owe more federal taxes than you expected.   These include the following: Additional Income:  Did you have any new sources of income?  You made more money at your job, such as overtime. If you work multiple jobs, you may have to change your withholding. Did someone in your household start working or change jobs? The TurboTax W-4 Withholding Calculator is a free tool to help you find the right withholding.    Less Deductions: Did you donate less to charity? Did you not make an IRA contribution? Did you move to another state? Did you have less medical expense deductions or less mortgage interest?   Fewer Credits: If your income has increased, your Earned Income Credit may have gone down. Did you have education credits that have gone down or ended? Did your Child and Dependent Care credit change? You had more income or your children were older. Was your Child Tax Credit affected by your income or the age of your children?   Filing Status: Changing your filing status has a big impact on your taxes. If you have changed your filing status from married filing jointly to married filing separately it will have a big impact on what you owe.   If you experienced any of these changes during the tax year it would have impacted what you owe.   Click here for additional information on why you may owe more taxes.   Click here for more detailed information on why you owe federal tax.