Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Finally got my W2 from my previous employer. Entered it into TurboTax and my federal refund went from $548 to $121. Figured that couldn't be right. Removed previous employer W2 and re-entered it. Same thing. Wondered if previous employer fucked something up and I owed because of that? Removed current employer W2. Refund went up to $876. What Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derackthehunter Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Give those Republicans that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Derackthehunter said: Give those Republicans that money. I'm still getting money either way. You don't technically have to file unless you owe, right? Can I leave out one of my W2's to get a higher refund or is that fraud since I'm not supposed to get such a big refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derackthehunter Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Lets not get into what's legal considering it was never legally passed as a law In the first place. But yeah your supposed to put everything in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Derackthehunter said: Lets not get into what's legal considering it was never legally passed as a law In the first place. But yeah your supposed to put everything in there. Dammit But why is it so much lower. I made about 25k at my current employer and only about 5k at the previous one. I understand why it's so much higher if I only include the previous employer since 5k is such a low amount I'm probably getting everything back. But why does going from 25k to 30k make my refund go down so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derackthehunter Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I would assume that because you are a single person with no dependents you are getting taxed more. If you are using turbo tax then I'm sure it looked for things like head of household and stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Derackthehunter said: I would assume that because you are a single person with no dependents you are getting taxed more. If you are using turbo tax then I'm sure it looked for things like head of household and stuff like that. I am. I still don't understand why the difference is so drastic. I entered the W2 from previous employer and when I saw the $121 I thought cool 121 more dollars on top of the $548 I'm already getting. Then saw that was actually my new total refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clu Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 What's hard to understand? For the tax bracket you're in by how much you make you didn't pay enough taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Clu said: What's hard to understand? For the tax bracket you're in by how much you make you didn't pay enough taxes. Just seems like a drastic difference for only $5000 extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Also apparently TurboTax "Free" edition is actually $29.99. Fuck that noise off to H&R Block I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derackthehunter Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 The fed is free you pay for the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Derackthehunter said: The fed is free you pay for the state. State is free, too. It's charging me for "Plus" benefits. Like transferring my information that I had to change anyway because I moved and changed jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derackthehunter Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, Athena 92 said: State is free, too. It's charging me for "Plus" benefits. Like transferring my information that I had to change anyway because I moved and changed jobs. Ah, I would possibly talk to someone and see if they will wave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) The difference is probably from your Earned Income Credit. It is tax fraud to deliberately omit a W-2 and you go to jail for it. Edit: It isn't your EIC. You don't get one. It is probably just tax tables. Edited February 6, 2018 by Ginguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Oh and now my return got rejected because TurboTax says the IRS needs my AGI from 2016 to verify my identity, and the one I entered doesn't match what was on my return from 2016. Even though I can pull up my 2016 return and see that it does indeed match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 time to call the IRS. have fun with that phone call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Naraku4656 said: time to call the IRS. have fun with that phone call I just re-entered it with the same info. Let's see what happens. I tried to log in to the IRS website but I guess they need to send me a verification code my mail. Which can take 5-10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Athena 92 said: I just re-entered it with the same info. Let's see what happens. I tried to log in to the IRS website but I guess they need to send me a verification code my mail. Which can take 5-10 days. i've been on hold with them before for 2 hours. it's a fun agency to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, Naraku4656 said: i've been on hold with them before for 2 hours. it's a fun agency to call That's why I'm going to avoid it if at all possible. I just hope I can log-in once I get the code in the mail. I forget what it was but I remember one time I tried to log in to some service's online system that needed a phone number to verify but it wouldn't accept my phone number (Probably because I'm on my dad's plan or something idk but it was annoying). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAC Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Athena 92 said: H&R Block I go. Went there once and they tried to tell me my birth date was wrong and that i needed to talk to the IRS, my birth certificate wasn't proof enough for them Now i just use a family friend who does taxes for a lot of people, cost a little more but when some stupid problem comes up it's nice to have someone that will figure it out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmod_Luna Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, CAC said: Went there once and they tried to tell me my birth date was wrong and that i needed to talk to the IRS, my birth certificate wasn't proof enough for them Now i just use a family friend who does taxes for a lot of people, cost a little more but when some stupid problem comes up it's nice to have someone that will figure it out for you. H&R block still wanted to charge $29.99 for "free" filing so I stuck with TurboTax. But it keeps telling me my return is rejected because my AGI is wrong even though I'm going by what was on my return last year. So I might have to file by mail. Yaaay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Me Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Athena 92 said: Finally got my W2 from my previous employer. Entered it into TurboTax and my federal refund went from $548 to $121. Figured that couldn't be right. Removed previous employer W2 and re-entered it. Same thing. Wondered if previous employer fucked something up and I owed because of that? Removed current employer W2. Refund went up to $876. What Is it your tax bracket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nameraka Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 stupid. i believe the word you're looking for is taxes are stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Income went higher so you get taxed more your standard deduction and exemption can only cover so much sucks but the more money you make the harder you get taxed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 that's actually partly why i put way more money than i should into a 401k. i need to lower my bracket or i'm going to pay out the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 On Tuesday, February 06, 2018 at 3:50 PM, Athena 92 said: Finally got my W2 from my previous employer. Entered it into TurboTax and my federal refund went from $548 to $121. Figured that couldn't be right. Removed previous employer W2 and re-entered it. Same thing. Wondered if previous employer fucked something up and I owed because of that? Removed current employer W2. Refund went up to $876. What That's why I go to a tax consultant. I get a decent refund every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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