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  • The IRS refunded an extra $508. Can I find out why?

    I efiled using one of the IRS listed sites. I had a really basic return. One W-2, one 1099-G (unemployment). I did the calculations myself then used one of the filing sites. Our numbers agreed so I submitted. I received my refund and it's $508 more than I and the efile site showed.

    The amount is not exactly the difference between any two tax brackets. In other words, if the IRS had shown me with a lower wage or reduced taxable interest or increased my exemptions, there is no new and lower bracket which would have reduced my taxes by the exact same amount as the refund increased.

    I'm not objecting to the extra money, mind you, but would sure like to figure out where it came from. Is there any way to see what figures the IRS used to do their calculations? I just don't want them realizing a mistake and coming back to me in three years with an, "Our bad. However, you owe us $508 plus the additional $1,287 interest."

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