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April 5, 2025
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Was my refund used to pay federal taxes due?

  • April 5, 2025
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My total federal taxes due was $3,352. My state refund was $902. Turbo tax is saying that my federal taxes due now is $2,450. I haven’t received my refund. Dis turbo tax allocate my state refund money to pay towards my federal taxes due? Is that an option i accidentally selected or was this automatic?

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    April 5, 2025

    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, 2025.

     

     

     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/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/state-taxes/contact-state-department-revenue/L9qVToi02_US_en_US?uid=m6e06um0

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