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So cash apps say 5,000 turbo says 1,200 and calculator .net say 8,000 can some please explain this to me

jep102016 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:26:43 GMT

Re: So cash apps say 5,000 turbo says 1,200 and calculator .net say 8,000 can some please explain this to me

fanfare — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:54:26 GMT

whatever your 1040 says, once you submit it, that's what you are saying to the IRS are the correct figures.

Re: So cash apps say 5,000 turbo says 1,200 and calculator .net say 8,000 can some please explain this to me

VolvoGirl — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:55:45 GMT

You have to compare them line by line. What's different?

Re: So cash apps say 5,000 turbo says 1,200 and calculator .net say 8,000 can some please explain this to me

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 01:01:21 GMT

Tax software that has been approved by the IRS should give the same results when the same information is entered. So something you entered was inconsistent if your results vary that wildly. It is always tempting to believe that the highest refund is the "right" one----but you need to look very carefully at why you got such different results. If you can print the returns you need to compare them side by side, line by line to spot what is different.

Re: So cash apps say 5,000 turbo says 1,200 and calculator .net say 8,000 can some please explain this to me

fanfare — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 01:21:04 GMT

you can't compare calculators or estimators line by line with Form 1040.