Filed Yesterday Showing $2,169 Refund - Today Shows $4,338 - Why Did My TurboTax Refund Double Overnight?
Filed my taxes yesterday and the system showed $2,169 refund but when I logged in today the amount is different. I submitted my 2024 tax return on 01/14/2025 through TurboTax, and when I initially filed, it showed a Federal refund of $2,169 with status "PENDING" on my summary page. But today when I logged back into turbotaxonline.intuit.com to check my refund status, it's showing $4,338 refund! The status page now shows: 2024 tax return $4,338 refund $4,338 Submitted: 01/14/25 Pending: 01/14/25 IRS Refund: est. /-/ - FEDERAL PENDING $4,338 01/14/2025 I'm definitely not complaining about getting more money back, but this is a significant difference ($2,169 increase) and I'm wondering if this is normal or if something went wrong with my filing? Has anyone experienced their refund amount changing after submission? Should I be concerned about this doubling in my refund amount or just accept the higher amount? The "Where's my refund?" tool doesn't show anything yet since I just filed.
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Emma Thompson
Tax professional here - This actually happens more often than you'd think. The initial calculation can change after the IRS systems run their verification processes. They check against their records, employer submitted forms, and apply any adjustments or credits you might qualify for that weren't initially captured.
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Javier Mendoza
oh wow thank u! that makes me feel better about it. was worried id have to pay it back or something 😅
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Emma Thompson
Np! Just keep an eye on your transcript for any adjustment codes that might explain the change
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Malik Davis
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Isabella Santos
for real? does it actually work? tired of trying to decode these transcript hieroglyphics 💀
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StarStrider
how accurate is it with the dates? im so tired of checking wmr every 2 seconds lol
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Malik Davis
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Ravi Gupta
same thing happened to me last year. ended up being correct tho!
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Freya Pedersen
the irs systems are wack sometimes fr fr 🤡
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Omar Hassan
ong they need to upgrade from windows 95 already 💀
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Chloe Anderson
did you claim any credits? sometimes that changes things
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Javier Mendoza
yeah i did the earned income credit
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Chloe Anderson
that explains it then. EIC often gets adjusted during processing
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