My federal refund that shows up is less than what was withheld on my W-2, why is this?

[MichaelL1]

The refund then is the taxes on the return less the taxes withheld, so you had some income tax on your return.

Look over the tax return and you will see this.

To Preview a copy of the Form 1040 prior to paying for TurboTax.

A.     Go to Tools in left side of screen and click on Tools
B.    A box titled: Tool Center will open and below the 3 boxes is: Other helpful Links…
C.    Click on the first one: View Tax Summary
D.    Then in left side of screen click on: Preview My 1040
E.    You can scroll up and down and see the numbers on a working copy of your Form 1040