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Deposit amount doesn’t match what it’s sent by a lot

dmchenry35 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:59:24 GMT

IRS says they sent back 3416. But the deposit I just received from TurboTax was 2635.99.I elected to pay the $40 for turbo tax from my refund and it’s the first year I’ve used turbo tax and actually got a refund. But it’s been a disaster every step of the way. Never again will I use turbo tax for taxes.

i don’t owe back taxes or have liens or anything else. I checked the transcript from the irs and they said they sent the 3416 amount.

Re: Deposit amount doesn’t match what it’s sent by a lot

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:09:18 GMT

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.

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 is on line 34 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.

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.

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: Deposit amount doesn’t match what it’s sent by a lot

dmchenry35 — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:14:04 GMT

Yes everything was entered correctly. I checked the irs transcript (the actual transcript not the refund tool) and they said they sent 3416 as a refund on 2-16-22 (today) yet the refund amount I received is off by hundreds from turbo tax

Re: Deposit amount doesn’t match what it’s sent by a lot

HelenC12 — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:04:48 GMT

@xmasbaby0 is correct. Please check with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to see if your refund was offset.

A refund offset is when an IRS refund is reduced or intercepted to pay off delinquent debt, such as past-due child support, outstanding student loans, or unpaid state income tax.

You'll get an explanatory letter from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service if your refund is offset. The remainder of your refund will be processed as usual. An offset shouldn't delay it, unless your entire refund was applied to your debt.

More info about refund offsets, including contact info and the appeals process, is available in IRS Tax Topic 203.