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DawnC
DawnC
Employee
February 26, 2020

You file a federal tax return to get any federal refund you have coming (or pay any federal tax due) and you file a separate state tax return to get any state refund you have coming (or to pay any state tax due).   They are separate returns that go to different places.  You can get a federal refund without filing a state return.  

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