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posted Mar 25, 2025 2:58:19 PM

No change in refund

As soon as I put in my pension amount, Turbo tax told me my refund amount, but after all the changes with other income and deductions, it did not change at all. Even in the tax summary. That had never happened in all the years of using it. That seems totally wrong. 

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Mar 25, 2025 3:15:08 PM

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I have seen the refund meter remain stagnant and than all of a sudden change while entering information.

 

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