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information on my eFiled Turbo Tax refund

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June 16, 2021
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I began filing my taxes in March 2021 but moved on April 1st and finished filing on April 10th. I received an email that my refund would be deposited on May 1st but it is still pending and I don't know why. I owe the state and I had it set up for them to take their part from the federal refund. Now I am worried that I may have to pay a penalty to the state because my refund is in limbo. How can I find out if a letter was mailed out from the IRS to my old address for any corrections that needed to be made?

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VolvoGirl

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First of all federal and state are completely separate. You misunderstood. It is not possible to have the state tax due deducted from a federal refund. You might have had the Turbo Tax fees deducted from your refund.

The state tax can not be deducted from the federal refund. NEVER. You can only have the Turbo Tax fees deducted. You will still get the full federal refund minus any fees you had deducted. Turbo Tax just shows you a screen at the end showing the Net amount of federal and state combined. But it is just for your own info. You do still have to pay the state yourself separately. See,
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/help/can-i-pay-my-state-taxes-from-my-federal-refund/00/26288

Check the printout or PDF of your return; look for the state cover sheet with the Turbo Tax 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.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refunds/help/what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-paying-any-state-taxes-i-owe/00/25954

You might have to mail a check or pay directly on the state's website.

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SugiesMiMi5Author

No ma'am. No misunderstanding. Both of my daughters had their state deducted from their federal refund also. At the end of my filing it asked me how I wanted to pay the state and a deduction from my federal refund was one of the options so that's the one I chose. Thanks for the information though.