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Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

jo2023WI — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:58:10 GMT

The refund amount for the State of Wisconsin is showing up way to high of a dollar amount. All my income is entered correctly but turbotax is showing that my refund is a very high dollar amount that does not make logical sense.

My state refund should be a few hundred dollars, but turbotax is showing a refund amount that is over 30K which is simply wrong.

Is anyone else noticing this glitch for Wisconsin?

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

rjs — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:44:41 GMT

It's probably an error entering state tax withheld, state estimated tax payments, or an amount applied from your 2022 refund. Go back to where you entered your W-2 and any 1099-series forms that have state tax withheld, and any state estimated tax payments. Look for extra digits or a missing decimal point.

Look at Form 1. What are the amounts on lines 27 and 28? Is one of them unusually large? Is there a very large amount on any of the lines 29 through 35? What is the amount on line 36? Line 37 should be blank or zero, and line 38 should be the same as line 36.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

jo2023WI — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:41:30 GMT

How do you edit and access these lines directly?

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

DoninGA — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:47:19 GMT

Click on Federal on the left side of the online program screen

Click on Wages & Income

On the W-2, click on Edit/Add

Review your entries for the state in boxes 15 thru 17 and make sure the correct amount of income and the state taxes withheld are entered. There may be a misplaced decimal point or a comma entered instead of a decimal point.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

rjs — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:30:44 GMT

@jo2023WI wrote:

How do you edit and access these lines directly?

Are you using TurboTax Online or the CD/download desktop TurboTax software?

If you are using the desktop software you can look at Form 1 in forms mode.

If you are using TurboTax Online the only way to see your state tax return forms is to "print" your return (i.e. create a PDF of it). If you are not using Free Edition you will have to pay the TurboTax fees before you can print.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

jmb51180 — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 23:45:04 GMT

Yes, I am having the same issue. Last year it was around 1500 and this year it is 15000!

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

rjs — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:45:29 GMT

@jmb51180 That sure looks like you accidentally typed an extra digit in one of your entries, or omitted a decimal point.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

JaLa414 — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:03:35 GMT

I am having a similar issue, though not as drastic of a difference from year to year. Last year, my 2023 Wisconsin State refund was around $600, and this year it’s showing nearly $3000. My return is higher than what I actually paid in state taxes. Very little has changed from last year in terms of income. I’m afraid to submit my tax return because I’m terrified that something‘s wrong. This seems like too much compared to every other year I’ve filed in WI since 2008. And I’ve checked my numbers multiple times at this point, and everything is entered accurately.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

SusanY1 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 01:21:35 GMT

Please double-check the state withholding (Box 17) entries in the W-2 entry area of the federal program. These sorts of errors often come from a misplaced decimal or other entry error there.

It may help to round the number up or down and leave off the cents.

If the issue persists after this check, please let us know.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:54:53 GMT

I'm having this same issue. I went back and checked the entries on my tax-withholding statements and they are correct. Turbo-Tax (PC version) is showing an amount withheld that is more than double the actual withholding. The program is trying to give me a refund that is much more than I actually paid. I think there is an error in the Wisconsin program.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 20:56:31 GMT

You advised me to check the entries on my W-2 state tax withholding. I did. The entry is correct.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

JaLa414 — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:11:25 GMT

I’d highly recommend you choose not to file withTurboTax. It showed I was getting a WI state refund of almost $3k, which is insane because that’s more than I paid in state taxes. I picked up forms from the library to do my own calculations; turns out I was right. TT also wanted me to pay to file both state & federal only because my taxable interest earned was from more than one account, even though they were all from the same financial institution (I’ve never had to pay before). And I found out they’ve been lobbying against a free tax filing system for decades. I ended up filing through 1040.com, which I found from the IRS website. It was super easy and free. I just hope that if this is useful info for you, you see this before they delete it.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

IsabellaG — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:01:03 GMT

I would like to take a deeper look at this. However, I need a diagnostic file which is a copy of your tax return that has all of your personal information removed. You can send one to us by following the directions below:

TurboTax Online:

Sign into your online account.
Locate the Tax Tools on the left-hand side of the screen.
A drop-down will appear. Select Tools
On the pop-up screen, click on “Share my file with agent.”
This will generate a message that a diagnostic file gets sanitized and transmitted to us.
Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.

TurboTax Desktop/Download Versions:

Open your return.
Click the Online tab in the black bar across the top of TurboTax and select “Send Tax File to Agent” *
This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created. Click on OK and the tax file will be sanitized and transmitted to us.
Please provide the Token Number (including the dash) that was generated in the response.

*(If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, “Send Tax File to Agent”)

@ThomF

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:01:05 GMT

TurboTax: Have you folks escalated this issue for resolution? I'm convinced that there is an error of some sort in the Wisconsin tax withholding routine. I carried over my Wisconsin refund from last year and applied it to my quarterly tax payments. I wonder if that is the issue that is causing the error. In an case, I would like to see this resolved soon.

I know that I can access the actual forms from the program and then modify them, but that seem a less than satisfactory way of doing so, when TurboTax should be handling this correct.

Please advise.

Tom

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:30:21 GMT

Sorry--didn't see your follow-up message prior to posting this morning. I created a sanitized copy of my return as you advise. The token number is: 142141710-70606776.

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:31:14 GMT

TurboTax,

When reviewing this, keep in mind that I applied my WI tax refund from 2023 taxes toward the estimated taxes owed in 2024. It was a minor amount, but the routine for adding this to the total taxes withheld/paid for 2024 might have caused it. But maybe something else...

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

IsabellaG — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:14:09 GMT

Upon reviewing the diagnostic file you provided, the issue is not with your W-2s , it's with your 1099-Rs. On your entries for your 1099-Rs under State Information, you have entered the total gross distribution in box 14, for State Tax Withheld. That figure belongs in Box 16, State Distribution Amount. You did that for two of the 1099-Rs, but in one, your largest distribution, it looks like you correctly entered actual withholding.

Your WI 2024 estimated tax applied from your 2023 return appears to be accurate.

Check over your entries in that interview section carefully, make the appropriate changes, and you will arrive at an accurate result.

@ThomF

Re: Glitch: Wisconsin State Refund showing up too high of an amount

ThomF — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:52:51 GMT

Ah, THANKS for catching this. I really appreciate your help.,