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March 21, 2025
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every year I have to ask this same question! How do I get the running total of refund or balance due on the top of my screen?

  • March 21, 2025
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    Best answer by kmilless13

    Answering my own question because I found it myself!  The people who responded were completely wrong about it being gone now and not able to see that info while you are preparing your taxes!!! click on the arrow in the upper left next to the words "explain my taxes" ... as soon as you click on that arrow it will show your running total of your refund or amount due. Why do I have to ask this EVERY YEAR??!!!  Why would it not just show up when you start entering your information like it used to years ago. SO FRUSTRTING! 

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    CatinaT1
    March 21, 2025
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    Employee
    March 21, 2025

    MISSING REFUND MONITOR

     

    Sorry—-the “running” refund monitor that used to change as you entered data is gone.  You have to get all of your income, etc. entered into the software in order to see the results.

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/customer-complaints/dont-see-tracker-shows-refund-taxes-owed/L55VbCDh0_US_en_US?uid=luslzmrc

     

     

    The other place for you to look for your federal refund or federal tax due is on your Form 1040

    Federal refund will be on line 35a

    Federal tax due (that needs to be paid by April 15) will be on line 37

      

    PREVIEW 1040

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

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    kmilless13AuthorAnswer
    March 22, 2025

    Answering my own question because I found it myself!  The people who responded were completely wrong about it being gone now and not able to see that info while you are preparing your taxes!!! click on the arrow in the upper left next to the words "explain my taxes" ... as soon as you click on that arrow it will show your running total of your refund or amount due. Why do I have to ask this EVERY YEAR??!!!  Why would it not just show up when you start entering your information like it used to years ago. SO FRUSTRTING!