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I never paid my in state e file amount and I got my tax return for the full amount in the the mail yesterday. Do I still have to pay for it? How do I do that?

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February 12, 2020
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Employee

Sorry, let's clear this up. You never paid your state but you got a refund. If you had owed state, they would not have sent a refund. Did you owe local taxes and need to mail that? Please look through your paperwork and find out if you owed and to what government.

If you had local taxes due: were they e-filed or do you have to mail them?

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VolvoGirl

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Did you think the state tax due was going to be deducted from your Federal refund? No, federal and state are completely separate. You can't have a state tax due deducted from your federal refund. Never. You can only have the Turbo Tax fees deducted from your refund.

Check the printout or PDF of your return; look for the state cover sheet with the Turbotax logo. If you owed tax, it will show the payment information and how/when you decided to pay. Read the state payment instructions carefully since most states cannot be paid from within the TT system and requires additional steps.
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