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Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

caveman7777 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:55:12 GMT

Hi All,

I just logged in online to do my 2022 tax return, and found that (for the first time that I recall) I couldn't see running totals of my refund amount or balance owed as I entered various information into TurboTax. Is this an intentional design change? Is there a setting somewhere I can alter so that the running totals will once again show? It is very helpful to me to be able to see how the running totals shift as I enter in my information.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

SteamTrain — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:19:31 GMT

1) First, you have to make sure you are inside your 2022 tax return

Then

2) look at the top left, and if it's not there you should see a ">"

..............click on it to expand the Refund/Balance due $$

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

Critter-3 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:46:00 GMT

ON ...

OFF...

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

caveman7777 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:12:25 GMT

Thank you both so much for responding! But I can't see the little "carrot". The upper left is just a blank line...see screenshot below.

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

caveman7777 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:16:50 GMT

Figured it out! I think it may be some sort of bug. I clicked on "review" along the left hand margin and then magically the refund/balance owed amount showed up (with the ">" sign) so I can collapse if I want.

Thanks again to you both for responding, and I'm leaving this up in case others come across this bug for any reason.

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

Critter-3 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:21:40 GMT

What the heck is "race mode" ???

You have something weird going on but the "Refund-O-Meter" is really not necessary and until you are completely done with the interview it is not even correct/final. You can review the actual return instead if you want to know what the bottom line is ...

Please follow the instructions below to view/preview your tax return before filing.

How do I preview my TurboTax Online return before ...

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

Critter-3 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:46:36 GMT

I figured it out ... that "race mode" had 12 minutes posted and showed you had completed a portion of the interview by the colored bar ... you had completed the INFO section and part of the income section. I have never seen that "meter" before (and cannot possibly see it's worth/purpose) so I have no idea how it showed up but am delighted that clicking on review got rid of it for you.

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

SteamTrain — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:19:10 GMT

Racetrack: Wow, a virtually useless bit of wasted programming, hiding important things people actually want to see. Who dreams up this [edit} obfuscating, un-help!

Re: Any way to get Turbotax to show running totals of refund/balance owed amount?

swkorb — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:20:12 GMT

This worked for me as well - thank you and agreed with others on the string that "Race Mode" is an unneeded and unwanted feature.