topic Was shorted $601 on refund. No offsets, no money owed. Return accepted by IRS, filed with TurboTax. Military version used, no TT fees. Why? in After you file

Was shorted $601 on refund. No offsets, no money owed. Return accepted by IRS, filed with TurboTax. Military version used, no TT fees. Why?

NCSAILOR0153 — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:49:26 GMT

Re: Was shorted $601 on refund. No offsets, no money owed. Return accepted by IRS, filed with TurboTax. Military version used, no TT fees. Why?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:01:29 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

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: Was shorted $601 on refund. No offsets, no money owed. Return accepted by IRS, filed with TurboTax. Military version used, no TT fees. Why?

NCSAILOR0153 — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:48:36 GMT

This is a generic automated response and does not help me whatsoever . I indicated that I didn’t have any offsets. I do check my tax return documents in detail. I’ve been filing for over 2 decades. The amount I am supposed to receive is very known to me. I did not receive that full amount. I DID NOT have to pay fees for TT due to the type of filing I used . Furthermore, I was referencing $601 shortage, not $39.99. I’ll be interested in responses once an actual human responds .

Re: Was shorted $601 on refund. No offsets, no money owed. Return accepted by IRS, filed with TurboTax. Military version used, no TT fees. Why?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:03:39 GMT

We are all humans here. TurboTax receives no information from the IRS or state after you file your tax return. No one at TT will know what the IRS or state changed on your return. You will receive a letter in the mail with an explanation in several weeks from the IRS or the state. You are aware that federal and state refunds arrive separately, right?