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March 5, 2025
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Can I redo my taxes or have someone double check my work?

  • March 5, 2025
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I've never had to pay in before. We have 2 dependants and file married together like always but this year we have to pay in not sure that is correct.

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    March 5, 2025

    You mention that you have two dependents, but did not mention their ages.  Are they younger than 17?   Did you make sure you are getting the child tax credit for them if they are not 17 yet?  If they were older than 16 at the end of 2024 you lost the child tax credit and instead you get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents.

     

    If you should be getting the CTC and it is not there, then we need to take a closer look at what you entered for the dependents in MY INFO.

     

     

    Look at your 2024 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

     

    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

     

    Child Tax Credit line 19

    Credit for Other Dependents line 19

    Earned Income Credit line 27

    Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

     

     

     

    No one can review your tax return for free, if that is what you are hoping for.   No one in the user forum can see your screen, your tax return or any of your information.    If you want to upgrade to a version of "Live" online software and have your return reviewed by an expert you can do that, or if you are using desktop software you can pay a fee to have your return looked at.

     

    LIVE ASSISTED

    https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/live/how-it-works.htm

     

     

    Live expert help with desktop software

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/experts-advice/turbotax-desktop-live-tax-advice/L2nvxpA4W_US_en_US?uid=m5leh972

     

     

    We cannot see your screen, your return or your account.  Have you entered ALL of your 2024 information?  All your income, etc.? 

     

     

    There are a lot of variables that affect your refund or tax due including how much you earned, how much tax you had withheld, your filing status, the number of dependents you claim, your deductions and credits, etc.  You may have lost Earned Income Credit or the Child Tax Credit— did a child turn 17?  If you received the EIC last year, remember that changes in the amount you earn have a big effect on the amount of EIC you can get. (Sometimes earning more money means less EIC)  Are you 65 or older ?  If so, your standard deduction is higher. Everyone has a higher standard deduction now so it is harder to use itemized deductions.

     

    And of course, always check your own data entries, looking for errors such as misplaced decimals or extra zeros.

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refund-go-compared-last-year/L97JmhUbi_US_en_US?uid=ld9ijm41

     

    Print out 2023  and 2024  and compare them side by side to see what is different. 

     

    https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-payments/video-why-would-i-owe-federal-taxes/L3VXudPiN

     

     

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