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My Refund Changed Miraculously!

Becky001 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:47:00 GMT

So, I filled out my information on TurboTax as soon as I received my W2 from work, that would have been late January probably. I was excited about it because it was the first year that I didn't have any income from side jobs. My Refund was terrible, If I remember right it was only around 30.00 for Federal. I hadn't submitted it yet, now this morning I'm entering in my piddly interest income from the bank, and I notice that my Federal Return is over 500.00??? Did something change somewhere? Been using TurboTax for years, and never seen this. Did I just start too soon?

Re: My Refund Changed Miraculously!

CatinaT1 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:07:10 GMT

It's possible there were forms that still needed to be updated if you started in late January. It's impossible to guess.

Re: My Refund Changed Miraculously!

Becky001 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:25:24 GMT

It was me... I had two W2 from my employer this past year because I had temporarily taken on some other duties. I had both of them in there early this year, then this morning there was only the main one. So sorry.

Re: My Refund Changed Miraculously!

VolvoGirl — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 17:27:35 GMT

Wonder how one W2 got deleted? Be sure they are both in your return before you file.

Re: My Refund Changed Miraculously!

Becky001 — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:33:43 GMT

Well, I did experiment a touch by taking out that one just to see what my return would have been without it, it was smaller amounts, so hardly any taxes coming out, it's possible that I didn't put it back in. Also, when I just put it back in yesterday, I got a warning that I had duplicate W2 from one employer and it was asking me to choose which one to delete or keep both. I don't remember that happening before, so maybe I missed it. In the end, it was me, not the program. Love TurboTax, been using it for years.