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April 19, 2024
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Can the federal government take your state taxes

  • April 19, 2024
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My return is saying 152.00 but my state taxes are 569.00 and I owe federal 417.00

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DoninGA
Employee
April 19, 2024

Your state taxes owed can Never be paid from your federal tax refund.

How you chose to pay the state taxes owed is shown on the Filing Instructions for your state tax return.

VolvoGirl
Employee
April 19, 2024

Where does it say 152?  At the end Turbo Tax shows you the federal and state combined but that is just for your own info, you will get the full refund and need to pay a tax due.  Federal and state are completely separate.  

April 19, 2024

The IRS won't take your state refund to pay the federal taxes owed this year because it allows time for payment. However, late payments incur penalties and interest 

 

Employee
April 19, 2024

The “summary” given to you by TurboTax must have confused you.  That summary just nets out the difference between a refund you are getting and an amount you owe.   Or it adds two refunds or tax “due” amounts together.

 

 

The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other.  

 

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

 

And….your federal tax due cannot be paid from a state refund.  

 

Neither refund can be used to pay the amount due to the other one.

 

If you owe tax due, you have to pay it yourself by the filing deadline on April 15, 2024.

 

 

 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

 

 

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 

 

 

To apply for a payment plan with the IRS

 

Apply Online for a Payment Plan

 

 

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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