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New Member
posted Jan 29, 2024 3:42:55 PM

Can someone help me understand my refund? I logged into TurboTax in December and it predicted my return to be about $10k, now it is only $3287, why the difference?

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Expert Alumni
Jan 29, 2024 3:47:26 PM

We would have to know what information you had entered, if it was exactly the same or not.

 

If you entered something even a little different, like claiming a child or had income a little less than you thought or more or had less withheld than you thought or forgot a 1095-A, you would see a drastic difference in your refund amount. Without know exactly what you entered then vs now, it would be impossible to tell. 

New Member
Jan 29, 2024 3:57:24 PM

That is really helpful and thank you for the reply. I think it was basing off of last year's information. I changed jobs, but now make less so I guess I assumed it would be a bigger refund. But probably more factors than I am realizing go into that.