who wants this DUMB race mode. NO ONE! we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work. instead, we get race mode junk. how DUMB. we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work, this has been there for years and now it was removed. scrap race mode dumb idea from a 10 year old.
Seems like that function is being glitchy right now ... you can always look at the actual return instead ...
You can peek at only the Federal form 1040 and the summary of the state info by going here:
1) lower- Left side of the screen...click to the left side of the "Tax Tools" text selection.
2) then select "Tools"
3) then select "View Tax Summary" from the pop-up
4) then back to the left-side and "Preview 1040"
Then hit the "Back" on the left side to get back to your tax entries.
To view your entire return using the online editions (including the state) before you file, you will need to pay for your online account.
To pay the TurboTax online account fees by credit card, without completing the 2021 return at this time, click on Tax Tools >>> Tools and then Print Center. Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return. On the next page, to pay by credit card, click Continue. On the next screen it will ask if you want Audit Defense, if you do not want this option just click on the Continue button. The next screen will ask for all your credit card information so you can pay for the account.
There have been several users that have had this issue. The moderators are looking into the problem. As already suggested, look at your actual Form 1040 for your refund on line 35a or your tax due on line 37.
Is there a greater-than symbol (>) at the top left where the tax due should be? Does the tax due appear if you click the greater-than symbol?
Thank you SO MUCH for this!
Really appreciate you taking the time to reply and give me so much detail.
Thanks again.
There's nothing up there.
Seems odd.
Might be like others have suggested and Turbo Tax is having a glitchy issue.
It is working on the FREE test account I have but not on the Self employed account ... definately a program glitch. It is really a useless tool since the amount continues to fluctuate and inaccurate until you are completely done with the return at which time you should be verifying your information on the tax forms themselves to confirm that Refund=O=Meter is even correct.
True. True.
Though I am NEVER getting a refund so it helps encourage me to KEEP GOING looking for those deductions.
Or gives me overwhelming anxiety at how the total is going nowhere.
this needs to be fixed and show this running estimate at the top. instead we get this worthless race mode at the TOP how dumb
who wants this DUMB race mode. NO ONE! we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work. instead, we get race mode junk. how DUMB. we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work, this has been there for years and now it was removed. scrap race mode dumb idea from a 10 year old.
This needs to be FIXED. we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work. instead, we get race mode junk. how DUMB. we need the estimated tax amount due or refunded to show at the top as we work, this has been there for years and now it was removed. scrap this race mode dumb idea from a 10 year old that is where the total due or refunded would appear for years as users are working.
I might be a little late on this now, but it just happened to me and I thought I'd share that it automatically fixed itself when I clicked on "federal review" tab. If that doesn't work, try clicking the "state review" tab. Good luck.
Did you mean the review at the end of the race track (as in my screen shot) or the fed / state review in the menu bar on the left ?
Man! I couldn't agree more! Who's dumb idea was 'race mode' Running total was standard for years. Please bring it back and ditch the race mode!
Thanks so much! Clicking on state review made the federal refund bar pop back up. Thanks for the fix
@jamesbradley THANK YOU!! Hopping to State Taxes and back DID populate my running tax/refund header!!! Whoohoo
@Critter-3 Sorry, but that running number is definitely NOT "useless"! Go ahead and laugh, but I use that number the ENTIRE time I'm completing my info --- and have for ?20 years. In my particular situation, my spouse and I split the tax/refund based on our own segments of the joint return. I enter my (primary) income, 1099's, etc., and all the family/kids impacts such as education, local taxes, new vehicles, ..., whatever, and capture screenshot evidence at each stage (including the running tax/refund total -- to show each impact). My spouse then enters additional social security, medical, farm, royalties, etc., and (again) we monitor/clip the views -- including the running tax/refund totals to document the impacts. In the end, we divvy up the deltas to determine our respective shares. It works for us most conveniently when that running tax/refund total is just automatically right there in EVERY screenshot. Thank you
Actually what you are doing is not truely accurate. What you should be using is the downloaded program so you have access to the what if tool.
This is my mini version of a tutorial that should be in the downloaded program:
Forms Mode lets you view and make changes to your tax forms "behind the scenes."
If you're adventurous, you can even prepare your return in Forms Mode, but we don't recommend it. You may miss obscure credits and deductions you qualify for, and you may forget to report things that will come back and haunt you later.
Forms Mode is exclusively available in the TurboTax CD/Download software. It is not available in TurboTax Online.
If you want to play around with different figures and tax scenarios without affecting your original return you can ….
It's always a good idea to make a backup copy of your tax data file, in case your original gets lost or corrupted. Here's how:
If you make changes to your original tax return file, repeat these steps to ensure your original and backup copies are in-synch.
AND save it as a PDF so you have access to a copy even if you don’t have the program still installed and operational :
AND protect the files :
Easy enough to turn off the annoying RACE MODE. Still no recovery of the running total and nothing to click on. Very annoying. I've seen a few responses on clicking Fed Review and State Review and <> signs (???). Nothing works. It's always been conveniently visible at that top. VERY ANNOYING!!!!!!!!!
@dutchman85 I think you are not the only one annoyed by the new "race mode." Include me.
Click < or > to get the refund monitor to appear. You might also have to toggle off that “race mode” or click Review.