Is a deduction what they are taking out of my return? my deduction is bigger than my actual return

[IsabellaG · Accepted solution]

Are you asking if a tax deduction reduces your refund? 

A tax deduction reduces your taxable income, which lowers your total tax. So a bigger tax deduction would result in a bigger refund, but not dollar for dollar, so your deduction could definitely be bigger than your refund.

If that's not what you mean, comment back here so I can help.