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My refund sent by the IRS was LESS than what You said!!!!

rbcccallahan — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:55:40 GMT

really messes up my budget when I was anticipating one amount, and another is deposited

In some cases, individuals owe taxes without even knowing...

BethanyJ — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:55:43 GMT

In some cases, individuals owe taxes without even knowing it. If that is the case, the taxes owed were taken out of the refund and whatever was left of the refund was sent to you.

Re: In some cases, individuals owe taxes without even knowing...

tquarles123 — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:26:00 GMT

The IRS sent one amount and turbo tax shorted me what the IRS sent

Re: In some cases, individuals owe taxes without even knowing...

JeanneLO — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:05:33 GMT

Please see this TurboTax FAQ on why your direct-deposit refund or check may be lower than what you expected: What is a refund offset?

If your IRS-issued tax refund comes in around $35 or $40 less than the amount shown in TurboTax, it's probably because you used the Refund Processing Service option to deduct your Turbo Tax fees from your federal tax refund. There's a separate processing fee for this service, which is deducted from your federal refund in addition to your TurboTax fees.

You will receive a letter of explanation when your refund is less than you expected due to an offset. You can also get this information by looking up your refund at the IRS Where's My Refund page.

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