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posted Dec 2, 2022 1:58:47 PM

The IRS changed the Total Tax owed on my return which now show that I owe them money. Turbo tax puts that number onto the form. Why was this wrong?

The value for the Taxable income did not change ... why is the IRS' dollar value different than Turbo taxes?

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Level 15
Dec 2, 2022 2:01:56 PM

If your refund is short $1,400 then that is because you said you did not receive the 3rd stimulus payment and the IRS has records that show you were sent the 3rd stimulus payment so they removed the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit that was entered on Form 1040 Line 30.


Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if the 3rd stimulus payment is entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account
If you are Married Filing Jointly also check your spouse's tax account.


If you checked your bank account in the March - May 2021 timeframe and there is not a $1,400 EIP3 payment from the IRS then go to this IRS website for how to start a trace on the payment - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-payment-issued-but-lost-stolen-destroyed-or-not-received