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How to find my exact refund amount.

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My Fed refund is over 21 days. My return was accepted the same day it was filed. The track my refund link requires I provide my exact refund but I don't have that number handy. I am traveling and can't access it. Is there any other way I can check my status or get the amount number from turbotax? I have been using turbotax for years and have always received my refund within a week. Thanks.

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SharonC1Answer

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The only way for you to determine the exact refund amount (for the IRS Where is My Refund tracker) is to look at your tax return.

Unfortunately, there is no one at TurboTax that can provide you with that number. Sorry. Maybe you will get the refund in your bank account before you get home to look at the number! I know it is frustrating waiting for the refund.

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xmasbaby0

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That amount is on line 20a of your Form 1040

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ehlersgrubAuthor

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I guess you didn't read what I said. I'm traveling and can't access my tax forms.

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

You seem to have internet access. If you use online software you can access your return online. If you used desktop software the tax file is on your own hard drive.

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ehlersgrubAuthor

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I am travelling with my laptop. I have desktop software on my computer at home. Any suggestions on my original post? And no, my files are not on Onedrive. Don't trust it.

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SharonC1Answer

Level 6

The only way for you to determine the exact refund amount (for the IRS Where is My Refund tracker) is to look at your tax return.

Unfortunately, there is no one at TurboTax that can provide you with that number. Sorry. Maybe you will get the refund in your bank account before you get home to look at the number! I know it is frustrating waiting for the refund.

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ehlersgrubAuthor

Level 2

Thanks much. I was just hoping. Have a lot of people been experiencing late refunds? I saw a news item this morning that stated the shut down should not have an impact on the refund schedule.

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Wilbert1316

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Need to double check my exact refund,[social security number removed]

DoninGA

Level 15

@Wilbert1316 wrote:

Need to double check my exact refund,[social security number removed]

The amount of a federal tax refund is on Form 1040 Line 20.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

Or -

When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.

This will take you back to the 2019 online tax return.

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Then click on Print Center. Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return. Choose the option Include government and TurboTax worksheets

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bakery1234-

Level 2

How can I find me exact federal refund amount

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

@bakery1234- Your 2020 income tax refund amount is on line 35a of your Form 1040.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-this-year-in-turbotax-online/00/25932

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control. TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.

You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount (line 35a of your 2020 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:

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

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Christine352

Level 2

Trying to get my exact refund it be over 21 days

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SweetieJean

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Look on your 2021 tax return.

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

@Christine352 No one else can access your return for you. You have to look at it for yourself. The amount of your refund is on line 35a of your Form 1040. And.....many refunds are taking longer than 21 days. 21 days was not a promise. It was only an estimate. The IRS---and only the IRS---controls when your refund will be sent.

You have to access your own account and/or print it for yourself using exactly the same account and user ID that you used when you prepared the return.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/prior-year-return/help/how-do-i-access-my-prior-year-return/01/27010

Many people have multiple TT accounts and forget how to access them. Log out of the account you are in now.

Account recovery

https://myturbotax.intuit.com/account-recovery/

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535-forgot-your-turbotax-online-user-id-or-password

Or did you use the desktop version of TurboTax? If so, the files are on your own hard drive or any backup device you used like a flash drive.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901486-how-many-turbotax-accounts-do-i-have

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901535

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901659-find-your-tax-data-file-in-mac

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900721-find-your-tax-data-file-tax-file-in-windows

To get a copy of your previously filed returns prepared with online TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-in-turbotax-online

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900748-how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-return-i-filed-this-year-in-turbotax-online

SAVE YOUR TAX RETURN !

EVERY year before mid-October you should save a copy of your tax return as a pdf and print a copy of it for your records. That way you will not be searching online frantically when you need it for a lender, FAFSA forms, your next tax return, etc.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900937-why-should-i-save-a-pdf-copy-of-my-return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899779-what-s-the-difference-between-the-tax-data-file-and-the-pdf-file

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912466-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-for-windows •

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1912533-how-do-i-save-my-return-as-a-pdf-in-the-turbotax-software-for-mac•

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