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nikkig77
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January 25, 2022
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Where can I find proof that my state tax refund paid my federal taxes owed?

  • January 25, 2022
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DoninGA
Level 15
DoninGALevel 15
Level 15
January 25, 2022

State taxes owed can Never be paid from a federal tax refund.

If you did not pay the state taxes owed then they need to be paid as soon as possible since interest and penalties are accruing.

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nikkig77Author
Level 2
January 25, 2022

It's the other way around. We owed for federal, but got enough back from state to cover that. Turbo Tax gave us the option to have our state refund pay the amount owed to federal. But I can't find any paperwork that shows it's been paid. And I need it for my mortgage company.

DoninGA
Level 15
DoninGALevel 15
Level 15
January 25, 2022
@nikkig77 wrote:

It's the other way around. We owed for federal, but got enough back from state to cover that. Turbo Tax gave us the option to have our state refund pay the amount owed to federal. But I can't find any paperwork that shows it's been paid. And I need it for my mortgage company.

You must have misread something.  A state tax refund cannot be used to pay federal taxes owed automatically from TurboTax.  This has Never been an option in TurboTax.

SteamTrain
SteamTrain
Level 15
January 25, 2022

....nor can a State refund be automatically-directed to pay the Feds.

 

 

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
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nikkig77Author
Level 2
January 25, 2022

except that's exactly what TurboTax did. 

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