topic Why did my refund went from over 10,000 when I had my income then I added husbands income it went to 6,669 then after all the tax breaks and it review everything? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Why did my refund went from over 10,000 when I had my income then I added husbands income it went to 6,669 then after all the tax breaks and it review everything?

chrystalh5 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:27:33 GMT

Re: Why did my refund went from over 10,000 when I had my income then I added husbands income it went to 6,669 then after all the tax breaks and it review everything?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:23:04 GMT

That was normal.

WHY DID MY REFUND GO DOWN WHEN I ADDED ANOTHER W-2?

You started off with your first W-2 and your refund looked high? Then you added another W-2 and it stopped looking so good? That is normal. When you added more income, your tax liability increased, so you saw your refund decrease. The program began by giving you your standard deduction—- which lowered your taxable income. (if you are filing joint it took $27,700 off your income right off the bat) So you are not being taxed on as much of the income on that first W-2. Then you added taxable income--so the refund went down. Your refund (or tax due) is based on the total of your income, not “per W-2.”

And…adding income may affect other credits you were getting like the earned income credit.

Wait until you have entered ALL of your income and credit/deduction information. You can't really tell anything until it is all entered. That “refund monitor” does not mean anything until everything has been entered.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2273878-why-did-my-refund-drop-when-i-entered-another-w-2

Re: Why did my refund went from over 10,000 when I had my income then I added husbands income it ...

LeticiaF1 — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 16:27:37 GMT

As xmasbaby0 mentioned, if your income increased due to an additional W2 Form, then your taxes increased too. If you have questions and would like to access your personalized refund information in TurboTax:

Open or continue your return.
Select Federal in the left menu.
Choose Federal Review.
Under the Explain Why section of the Federal Review screen, select Why am I getting a refund of $? to see more details on your refund and how it was calculated.

If your refund seems extremely off, double-check the amounts you entered. A typo of just one dollar can have a big impact on your refund.