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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.
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.
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