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February 25, 2021
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State deduction

  • February 25, 2021
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So while filing my taxes it said that I had to pay a 68$ State tax for WHATEVER reason. So I put on file that I would be sending in a check to pay for that tax. Towards the ending of submitting my tax return my tax refund went down 68$. So my question is why did they take it out of my  tax refund when I’m sending a check ? Or is that 68$ going to be refunded back to me once they receive my check for the tax. Bc there is no way in hell I will be paying 68$ twice for no reason 

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    February 25, 2021

    Your state tax due cannot be paid from your federal refund. 

    It is not possible to pay your state tax due from your federal refund, nor is it possible to pay a federal tax due from a state refund.  The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other.  You may have seen a TurboTax summary of your federal and state amounts that confused you into thinking one was “paying” the other.  It is not. The ONLY thing you can pay for from a federal refund is your TurboTax fees if you chose that option.  

     

     If you have federal tax due you can pay by mailing your payment with the 1040V voucher, (which has the address printed on it, having the payment taken out of a designated bank account, or you can pay directly on the IRS website. 

     

    https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay 

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-money-order/00/26403 

     

    You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment.  For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900884-what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-paying-any-state-taxes-i-owe

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901670-how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue

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