Why do I owe taxes to the state for the first time ever when I haven’t done anything to warrant that at all. $732?? Bull! You guys did something wrong?

@ dallaskrauss11  asked:  "Why do I owe taxes to the state for the first time ever when I haven’t done anything to warrant that at all. $732?? Bull! You guys did something wrong?"

Print out your 2024 and 2025 state returns and compare them line by line to see if you spot any discrepancy that can't be explained.   If so, then that will tell you what topic to further investigate.

Also compare the 2024 and 2025 Federal returns to see if you spot any discrepancy that can't be explained, since info on the Federal returns flows to the state returns.

"You guys did something wrong."

   Did you prepare the return yourself, or did you use the expert assist upgrade or the Full Service option?

If you had a TurboTax tax expert prepare or assist with your return, contact your expert to explain your return.

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@dallaskrauss11 wrote:
It’s called a return? Lol

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A tax return is a form that you fill out and send to the government showing your income and calculating your tax. A return is not something that the government sends to you. If you paid more tax than necessary during the year, the money that the government sends back to you is a refund, not a return.

As examples:   

1) Sometimes a person will mis-key the state wages, box 16 on a W-2, either hitting the wrong number or accidentally double-hitting a key, and results in a wrong- inflated state wages.   Go back and check all the state boxes on any tax forms you entered.   Also doublecheck any state withholding $$ to make sure the right amount was entered.

2)  Some folks "upload" a picture or PDF of a tax form in some of the income entry areas.   That can result in some really strange errors  (I won't use that method for several more years...if ever).  You must absolutely edit any forms entered this way to check that the boxes have the correct values.   It's far-far safer to enter income forms by manual entry i.e. "Type it in myself".