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My refund is short.

hancock8675 — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:48:18 GMT

hey, i just got my federal income tax refund, but it is 113 dollars short of what i was promissed, i would like this to be rectified.

It may be that you used our Refund Processing Service to...

LindaA — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 02:48:19 GMT

It may be that you used our Refund Processing Service to pay your TurboTax fees. If you did, your TurboTax fee plus the additional processing fee is deducted from your federal tax refund. Another possibility is that the IRS withheld some of your refund as a refund offset.

To view your fees in TurboTax:

Sign into your account.
Click My Account (top right of your screen).
Click Tools.
Click My Fees.

For more information, see the FAQ below, Why is my federal refund less than I expected?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288510

Re: My refund is short.

adamstupac10 — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:28:17 GMT

My refund was short apx. $1700. I know that THIS cannot be because of turbotax feeds. What is going on?

Re: My refund is short.

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:32:21 GMT

@adamstupac10

MY REFUND WAS LESS THAN I EXPECTED

Did you enter ALL of the stimulus money that you had already received correctly in the recovery rebate credit section when you prepared your tax return? The IRS cross checks and if you did not enter all of the money you received, they recalculate your refund. We are seeing a lot of people who somehow forgot to enter the stimulus checks of $1400 per person that they received. Are you missing an amount that is $1400 per person?

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.

TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund. If you owed back taxes or child support, you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks. The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset. It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.

A possible reason for the reduction could be that the recovery rebate credit was completed incorrectly and you may have entered the amount of stimulus already received wrong, which could have reduced the refund you thought you were seeing. If you said you did not receive the $1400 per person stimulus, and your Form 1040 had an amount on it, the IRS reduced your refund if their records showed that you got that money last year.

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.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107

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,

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)

How can I see my TurboTax fees?

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

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-is-a-refund-offset/00/26301

Reduced Refund https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc203

NOTE: You can contact the IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107 to ask if they have an offset for you on file. TurboTax would not have that information.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/who-can-garnish-an-income-tax-refund/L7cPPzDyc

Re: My refund is short.

Alexis21399 — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:22:25 GMT

MY REFUND IS NEARLY $2000 SHORT! I CALLED MY BANK TO CONFIRM EACH AND EVERY STIMULUS CHECK I RECEIVED AND WHEN. ALL MY TAX INFORMATION IS CORRECT. AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THEY ARE STEALING FROM. NO ONE HAS RETURNED MY CALL, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF AN ACTUAL PERSON ABOUT MY MONEY! I NEED ANSWERS AND I NEED MY MONEY!!!

Re: My refund is short.

VolvoGirl — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:24:49 GMT

So you got the 3rd Stimulus payment? Do you have an amount on 1040 line 30 for the Recovery Rebate Credit? You may have tried to claim it again. Line 30 is only if you didn't get the full amount or qualify for more.