Why is my (in progress) refund amount changing when I log out and back in to TurboTax with no other changes being made to my income, expenses, or tax return information?

[user06882]

There was nearly a $1000 decrease in my return (in progress) estimate from the time I logged out the first time to when I logged back in to continue working on it. No changes were made. All that I did was logged out and back in a day later.

[VolvoGirl]

There may have been a program update.  Was it yesterday Jan 7?  They do updates on Thursday.

[user06882]

Yes, it was. So, you're saying that a program update could potentially change the way my return or deductions are calculated?

[VolvoGirl]

Yes.  That's why you should not file early.  The IRS hasn't finalized all the forms and calculations yet.  See

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/forms/help/irs-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-individual-pe... 

[user06882]

Thanks so much for the reply. This helped a bunch!