H&R Block vs TurboTax State Refund Estimates Huge Difference with Child Tax Credits
Getting really different state refund estimates from H&R Block and TurboTax. Used exact same info - 23k income, 2 kids (ages 2 and 3) as dependents. H&R Block showing way less than TurboTax. Anyone know why there would be such a big difference? Starting to wonder which one is actually correct
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Natasha Kuznetsova
Tax pro here. Different software can calculate things differently based on how they interpret credits and deductions. The big factors here are probably the child tax credit and earned income credit. I'd recommend checking if both programs are applying the same credits and if they're calculating your state specific credits correctly.
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Oliver Schulz
•thx for responding! how do I check if they're applying the same credits? both show child tax credit but the amounts are different
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Natasha Kuznetsova
•Go through each form line by line. Look specifically at Schedule EIC and any state-specific child credit forms. The numbers should match if you input everything the same way.
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AstroAdventurer
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Javier Mendoza
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AstroAdventurer
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Emma Wilson
•how exactly does it work? does it just read your return or what?
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AstroAdventurer
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Emma Wilson
•just tried it and OMG WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE?! It caught a child care credit I totally missed! 🙌
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Malik Davis
had the same issue last year with different software. ended up going with turbotax cause it seemed more thorough tbh
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Isabella Santos
make sure ur entering everything EXACTLY the same in both. even small differences can make the calcs way off
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Oliver Schulz
•double checked everything, its all identical 😩
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Ravi Gupta
The tax software companies are all 🤡🤡🤡 tbh. They purposely make things confusing so you'll pay for the premium versions
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GalacticGuru
•fr fr its such a scam. why cant taxes just be simple 😤
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Freya Pedersen
Did you check if both programs are considering your state's specific child care credits? Some states have extra credits on top of federal ones.
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Oliver Schulz
•how do i find that out?
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Freya Pedersen
•Check your state's department of revenue website or use taxr.ai - it breaks down all available credits by state!
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