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February 15, 2020
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Why does changing the Business Description change the refund amount?

  • February 15, 2020
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Why does changing the Business Description change the refund amount?

 

If I type in the following, my refund for federal and state change significantly. Why? What is triggered by the Business Description?

 

Refund amounts are examples only.

 

agriculture / Federal $1711 / State $337

Agriculture / Federal $1271 / State $252

farming / Federal $1271 / State $252

Farming / Federal $1271 / State $252

 

Lower case letter is creating a bigger refund.

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    February 15, 2020

    Can you get me a diagnostic file so I can look at it?  (Diagnostic files remove all sensitive information such as social security numbers, etc)  

     

    If you are using a Desktop Version of TurboTax, go to Online (in the black bar across the top of your TurboTax Screen, above the blue bar) and choose Send Tax File to Agent.  We will need the number that it generates.

     

    If you are using the Online Version of TurboTax, go to Tax Tools/Tools (in the black bar on the left) and Share My File with My Agent.  We will need to number it generates.

     

     

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    February 15, 2020

    Sorry, I don't see an 'online' option. There is no black bar or blue bar. 

    February 15, 2020

    Does the top of your TurboTax look like this?

     

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