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Level 2
posted Apr 8, 2024 3:59:21 AM

My Refund Changed Miraculously!

So, I filled out my information on TurboTax as soon as I received my W2 from work, that would have been late January probably.  I was excited about it because it was the first year that I didn't have any income from side jobs.  My Refund was terrible, If I remember right it was only around 30.00 for Federal.  I hadn't submitted it yet, now this morning I'm entering in my piddly interest income from the bank, and I notice that my Federal Return is over 500.00???  Did something change somewhere?  Been using TurboTax for years, and never seen this.  Did I just start too soon?

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Expert Alumni
Apr 8, 2024 6:07:10 AM

It's possible there were forms that still needed to be updated if you started in late January. It's impossible to guess.

Level 2
Apr 8, 2024 10:25:24 AM

It was me...  I had two W2 from my employer this past year because I had temporarily taken on some other duties.  I had both of them in there early this year, then this morning there was only the main one.  So sorry. 

Level 15
Apr 8, 2024 10:27:35 AM

Wonder how one W2 got deleted?   Be sure they are both in your return before you file.

Level 2
Apr 9, 2024 3:33:43 AM

Well, I did experiment a touch by taking out that one just to see what my return would have been without it, it was smaller amounts, so hardly any taxes coming out, it's possible that I didn't put it back in.  Also, when I just put it back in yesterday, I got a warning that I had duplicate W2 from one employer and it was asking me to choose which one to delete or keep both.  I don't remember that happening before, so maybe I missed it.  In the end, it was me, not the program.  Love TurboTax, been using it for years.