You may have seen your refund amount before it was finished updating. If your state does not have an income tax, it would have no effect on your federal tax return.
The Refund Meter in TurboTax header is an estimate of how your input changes your tax return as you are making entries into your tax return. There are many things that factor into the refund amount. You won't know your actual refund amount until you complete the final review and are ready to e-file.
You can try going out of the program and going back in.
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Also, make sure that all updates have been run for your TurboTax program.
Click here for information on manually updating TurboTax.
You can also try previewing your actual return to see if it appears to be correct.
You can get to your tax return in TurboTax desktop as follows:
- Switch to Forms Mode, and then (see screenshots below for additional guidance)
- Scroll through your forms in the left panel and
- Click on the form you want to preview (Example Form 1040)
You can get to your Tax Return in TurboTax Online as follows:
- Go to "Tax Tools" in your left panel,
- Select "Tools" and then
- Select "View Tax Summary" and
- Select "Preview Form 1040"
You should always review your final tax return and forms before filing them. You should also save a PDF copy of your tax return.
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