Why does "Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns" show a figure that is greater than what I inputted as the refund received in 2020?

[anonymous_participant]

I received $369 as a state tax refund in 2020, which is the amount I entered into Turbo Tax. However my income shows $738 as "Refunds Received for State/Local Tax Returns." There is no explanation as to how TurboTax came up with that number.

[SweetieJean · Accepted solution]

Since it's exactly double, it sounds like it carried over automatically from your 2019 return and then you typed it in again yourself.

[anonymous_participant]

Thank you. I was able to fix it by deleting the item which reset it.  It didn't seem to pick up last year's refund amount automatically this time, so I retyped the information and now it is showing the correct amount.