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posted Feb 22, 2021 1:14:42 PM

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?

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.

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Level 15
Feb 22, 2021 1:31:52 PM

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

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Level 15
Feb 22, 2021 1:31:52 PM

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

New Member
Feb 22, 2021 1:56:03 PM

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.