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My State tax refund was less than I expected. Can you tell me why?

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June 8, 2019
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TurboTax Deluxe Online

Employee

There can be a number of reasons why your refund was less than the amount you expected. TurboTax does not receive feedback from the IRS regarding money that was offset from your refund. If you owed back taxes, child support, student loan debt, etc. you will receive a letter of explanation from the IRS in several weeks. The WMR site will contain a message regarding your offset. It is also possible that the IRS caught a mistake you made and reduced your refund.

It is also possible that your state reduced your refund for debts owed in your state—if the state reduced your state refund you will receive a letter from the state.

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

IRS Treasury Offset Program Call Center at 1-800-304-3107

Be aware also that your Federal refund and state refund do NOT come together. Federal and state tax returns are processed by two completely separate entities.

Did you choose to have TT fees deducted from your Federal refund? (Remember that if you did that, you also agreed to an extra refund processing fee of $39.99)

How can I see my TurboTax fees?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2565973-how-do-i-review-my-fees-in-turbotax-online

https://www.irs.gov/uac/tax-refund-offsets-pay-unpaid-debts

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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Mstearns76

I was expecting$1005.00 on my return but got $602.00 instead. What happened to the rest?

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bwergeles

You may have received a lower refund than expected because your refund was applied to a past due debt. Some examples of past due debt include federal or state income taxes, state unemployment compensation debts, child support, or federal nontax debt such as student loans. Generally you will receive a notice explaining why your refund was reduced. You may want to contact your state department of revenue to determine what happened to your refund.

Please see this TurboTax Article to get contact information for your state.

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Airplane007

Why is my state refund less than expected?

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Cestelah

My star refund was less

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Cestelah

My star refund was less than what my tax preparer told me

DoninGA

Employee

@Cestelah wrote:

My star refund was less than what my tax preparer told me

Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund

Your state will be sending you a letter in the mail in a few weeks to explain what they changed on your state tax return to reduce your state tax refund.