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Level 1
posted Jan 9, 2025 7:50:47 PM

Does turbotax online show me how much I owe or how much I might expect to be refunded as I enter data? All of previous years did this.

All of the last 5 years had a control in the top left that showed amount owed/refunded as I entered data such as W2, 1099, etc. Is that feature removed for 2026? How can I turn that on?

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Level 9
Jan 9, 2025 8:01:34 PM

That function has been removed from TurboTax.  It was great for people who understood it, but caused a lot of confusion with people who saw an amount and then were upset when they input more data and that amount went down.   I personally miss that feature, but it is no longer part of TurboTax preparation.

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Level 9
Jan 9, 2025 8:01:34 PM

That function has been removed from TurboTax.  It was great for people who understood it, but caused a lot of confusion with people who saw an amount and then were upset when they input more data and that amount went down.   I personally miss that feature, but it is no longer part of TurboTax preparation.

Level 1
Jan 10, 2025 5:32:19 PM

Thank you.

On the off-chance that an Intuit product manager sees this:

Removing this feature has lost you a 6-year returning customer.
If you bring this mandatory feature back, let me know and I may return.

Level 2
Jan 25, 2025 7:54:36 AM

Me too.  I’m so frustrated and annoyed that this feature is missing now… just awful. 

Level 15
Jan 25, 2025 8:00:38 AM

MISSING REFUND MONITOR

 

Sorry—-the “running” refund monitor that used to change as you entered data is gone.  You have to get all of your income, etc. entered into the software in order to see the results.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/customer-complaints/dont-see-tracker-shows-refund-taxes-owed/L55VbCDh0_US_en_US?uid=luslzmrc

 

 

The other place for you to look for your federal refund or federal tax due is on your Form 1040

Federal refund will be on line 35a

Federal tax due (that needs to be paid by April 15) will be on line 37

  

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

 

Level 1
Jan 25, 2025 10:44:52 AM

There are other services which can Act as a Tax preparation service like TurboTax & has this required feature. That is where I will be spending my tax preparation dollars from now on.