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?

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.

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Level 15

Jan 8, 2021 5:55:43 PM

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

Level 1

Jan 9, 2021 6:45:08 AM

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

Level 15

Jan 9, 2021 8:05:44 AM

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-personal-tax-products/00/26224

Level 1

Jan 9, 2021 8:40:56 AM

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

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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?