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Entered our income it showed a $1,800 refund. I went to the next step and entered the $6,000 on my 1098-E for my student loan interest and our refund went to $1200????

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January 25, 2020
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There are many reason this could happen. Your student loan interest is an adjustment to income. This adjustment could have changed any number of your income based credits.

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sharolynAuthor

This still doesn't seem accurate to me. We are taking the standard deduction of $24k married filing joint. We didn't have any other income credits. So it just seems odd that putting in this interest paid of $6k would lower our refund amount by $600. It pops up saying congrats on your $2500 income credit, and then takes $600 off our refund. So we are out the 6K in interest paid AND $600 of our refund. Do I have to claim the interest that I paid and my student loans?

AmyC

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You stated that you are receiving the Earned Income Credit, that could be a pretty big jump depending on where you are hitting. Here is the link to the EIC tables so you can check for yourself. EIC begins on page 16.

As for claiming the student loan interest, because of my legal credentials, I am required to inform you that you should claim the interest paid.

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