Running refund/owe Information for 2025?

[radman44]

Hello,

Will Turbo-tax have the running total refund/owe Information for 2025 as I input income and deductions?  It was in the top left corner. I ask because if it does not have it I will be switching to a new product.  I do not want to wait until I have entered everything to see my refund/owe status. That feature was extremely helpful and I can't understand why you would remove it.  I was very disappointed to see that it was removed when I completed my 2023 taxes last year.

Paul

[xmasbaby0]

MISSING REFUND MONITOR

Sorry—-the “running” refund monitor that used to change as you entered data is gone.  You have to get all of your income, etc. entered into the software in order to see the results.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/customer-complaints/dont-see-tracker-sho...

The other place for you to look for your federal refund or federal tax due is on your Form 1040

Federal refund will be on line 35a

Federal tax due (that needs to be paid by April 15) will be on line 37

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

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.

[tj2987]

I'm ready to leave TurboTax because they took away this feature. Anyone recommend H&R Block or another provider?

[apsanderson87]

I've used TurboTax for over 20 years and often referred to the user experience as a great model other systems can follow for simplifying a complex process.  One of the features users love is the Running refund/owe information.  I'm guessing someone in your legal department may have taken over the User Experience.  I have all of my data entered and still can't figure out how much I owe, what a horrible user experience!! 

Sorry to say I'll be moving on after over 20 years of using first your PC version and then your online version.  

[Miss MCJ2]

While some of the long term customers understood how to use it, it was a source of confusion to many others.  They saw a big refund, then got upset as the continued to enter data and that number went down.  They did not understand and called for help.  Now you do not see that tracker until you enter your income, expenses, and credits.  Then you review and correct errors and the tracker appears again.  Once it is there you can continue to model if you want.

[cmr656]

Will be looking for new software if this is not brought back. Hugely disappointing.

[dittmarp]

agree! This is ridiculous and not a feature that should have been removed! I paid he $49 and now will get a refund and will look for other tax service that offers.

[kristian614]

Yeah this is ridiculous.  Turbotax has been raising prices and nickel/diming everything for several years now.  That was a very helpful  benchmark for me, and on top of it the website stinks... I like the visual layout of actual Turbotax, but the Intuit page is awful.  I am literally signed into Turbotax in a different tab doing my taxes, searched this topic up and opened the page, signed into Intuit as we speak, but then it wanted me to sign in to Turbotax again in a little window on the right and took me back to my tax page.

I've just gone over to HR Block and it is A) cheaper, and B) you can upload your return from last year from multiple other purveyors (including Turbotax) to start inputs.  I love the ease of having my previous documents saved over here, but it's becoming tedious and less advantageous to use.  Plus, there's not even any customer service links, you pretty much have to really dig or call into their phone number, which-- cmon, it's 2025.  Get real Intuit.

[5695630]

I'm another displeased customer. Without the tracker, I won't use the product. I'll be finding another software package. 

[5695630]

Ditto what you say. I'll try HRs SW package. Bu-bye Turbotax

[themorrisbunch]

Yes. I just finished my taxes and the running total was there for the current tax year, 2024. There isn't any way for anyone to estimate the 2025 tax because the tax code is still under revision and probably will be right up until 4/15/25. We have not yet earned our 2025 income, nor have we made all our deductible expenses for 2025.

[themorrisbunch]

It was there just today as I did my taxes.

[lesterbar33]

The running total/ refund meter was one of the best features of your product. I will be looking for alternatives. Whoever made the decision to remove this feature should have reached out to your customers first! This change was a bad decision!!!!

[JohnB5677]

You can activate the Refund Meter by completing the Federal review. 

On the main menu on the left side

• Under Federal
• Click the Review tab
• You must make all of the corrections
• The Federal and State refund meters will appear.

@lesterbar33 

[lesterbar33]

I saw your response to my post. Basically, what you are saying is that I have to complete my full tax return to see what I owe or will be refunded. This defeats the purpose of the  meter that used to be in the corner. The meter would go up or down every time I put in a new entry. If I go to Federal then Review, I have to answer all the questions and complete the errors or missing info before it gives me that information. 

Whoever is on your product team does not know their customer! Why did you eliminate this feature? As you can tell by the feedback, your users loved it, and it was one of the main reasons we used your software. What was the purpose in getting rid of it??? I am so frustrated!