topic Incorrect refund in After you file

Incorrect refund

Mdarmstrong99 — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 17:18:01 GMT

I received a refund that was less than what I was told it would be after fees. Please explain or give me a support number to call to talk to a representative.

Re: Incorrect refund

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 17:45:19 GMT

MY REFUND WAS LESS THAN I EXPECTED

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 line 20 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, child support, student loan debt, etc. 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.

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

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

Re: Incorrect refund

Monkey4 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:46:49 GMT

My refund was $244 and that’s how much I am suppose to get paid but now it says $152 so my refund money is incorrect

Re: Incorrect refund

VolvoGirl — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:52:13 GMT

Where does it say 152? In Turbo Tax at the top? At the end Turbo Tax shows you a summary of the net combined federal and state. But that is only for your info. You will still get the full amount and need to pay any tax due separately yourself.

What version did you use? Are you having the fees deducted from your refund? There is an EXTRA 39.99 Refund Processing Service charge (44.99 in California) for that.

Re: Incorrect refund

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:52:49 GMT

Ddi you receive both federal and state--or just one of them?

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities, There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.

STATE RETURN

Make sure your state return was accepted: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

To track your state refund:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund