topic Federal refund was incorrect, why? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Federal refund was incorrect, why?

dklip1954 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:28:40 GMT

Re: Federal refund was incorrect, why?

DoninGA — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:59:10 GMT

What about the federal tax refund is incorrect?

Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.

What does the IRS website for tax refunds indicate - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Re: Federal refund was incorrect, why?

Mike9241 — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:39:35 GMT

how much? here are some reasons

1) TurboTax fees

2) return errors - quite common

3) you took and advance now its deducted from your refund

Re: Federal refund was incorrect, why?

dklip1954 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:04:06 GMT

hello,

1) TurboTax fees - i always pay for my turbo tax fees separately, this isn't the issue

2) return errors - quite common - errors??? doesn't turbox tax check, recheck and then recheck again????

3) you took and advance now its deducted from your refund - i didn't take an advance, this isn't the issue

Re: Federal refund was incorrect, why?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:07:52 GMT

Your post is vague...we cannot see your return or your refund amount. What was different? Did the IRS reduce your refund? Did you owe child support or back taxes? If the IRS reduced your refund they will send you a letter.

There can be a number of reasons why your refund was less than the amount you expected. First of all, look carefully at your actual tax returns. There is sometimes confusion about the amount of refund to expect when users misinterpret the “summary” they saw in TurboTax. The amount of your refund is on your tax return. Federal refund is on line 35a on Form 1040 State tax forms are all different so we cannot tell you what line to look at on your state form. BUT it is important to actually LOOK at your tax return forms yourself and see the amounts of your tax refunds and/or tax due. A lot of confusion would be avoided by doing that.

Be aware also that your Federal refund and state refund do NOT come together. Federal and state tax returns are processed by two completely separate entities. There is no rule as to which one will come first,

It is also possible that your state reduced your refund for debts owed in your state—if the state reduced your state refund you will receive a letter from the state.

Did you choose to have TT fees deducted from your Federal refund? (Remember that if you did that, you also agreed to an extra refund processing fee of $39.99 or $44.99 in CA)

How can I see my TurboTax fees?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2565973-how-do-i-review-my-fees-in-turbotax-online

What is Refund Processing Service?

refund offset.

Re: Federal refund was incorrect, why?

dklip1954 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:56:35 GMT

thanks for the feedback.

there aren't any circumstances that need to be taken into consideration. my returns are very straight forward.

i do and did check my returns and i'm sure of what my refund was supposed to be after using turbo tax.

i'll wait for a letter from the irs.