https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-the-estimate-was-so-different-than-the-actual/01/991513#M358429 <P>Whatever&nbsp; estimating tool(s) you used were just that---estimates.&nbsp; When you actually enter all of the detailed information into the tax software it gets much more exact and the results may not match the estimate you saw earlier.&nbsp; &nbsp;There are a LOT of variables that affect your tax due/refund, and you were not able to enter all of them into an estimator.</P> Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:58:25 GMT xmasbaby0 2020-01-19T15:58:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-the-estimate-was-so-different-than-the-actual/01/991259#M358323 I filed with the turbo tax app and the estimates I've received are almost double what the actual number was Sun, 19 Jan 2020 09:54:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/why-the-estimate-was-so-different-than-the-actual/01/991259#M358323 mikeyboy818 2020-01-19T09:54:10Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-the-estimate-was-so-different-than-the-actual/01/991513#M358429 <P>Whatever&nbsp; estimating tool(s) you used were just that---estimates.&nbsp; When you actually enter all of the detailed information into the tax software it gets much more exact and the results may not match the estimate you saw earlier.&nbsp; &nbsp;There are a LOT of variables that affect your tax due/refund, and you were not able to enter all of them into an estimator.</P> Sun, 19 Jan 2020 15:58:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-why-the-estimate-was-so-different-than-the-actual/01/991513#M358429 xmasbaby0 2020-01-19T15:58:25Z