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I received a Tax Liability Letter from my State when Turbo Tax already deducted that amount from my Federal Refund to pay them. What do I do?

Where is the $160.00 Turbo tax deducted from my Federal Refund?
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I received a Tax Liability Letter from my State when Turbo Tax already deducted that amount from my Federal Refund to pay them. What do I do?

You must have misunderstood something.

TurboTax can never pay state taxes owed from a federal tax refund.

TurboTax can only have the TurboTax account fess paid from the federal tax refund, nothing else.

 

You need to pay the state for the state taxes owed.

I received a Tax Liability Letter from my State when Turbo Tax already deducted that amount from my Federal Refund to pay them. What do I do?

No, you misunderstood. That's not possible. 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/0...


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-fo...


Your only proof of payment is your bank statement or credit card showing the payment coming out. Turbo Tax only passes your bank account number to the state for the state to take it out of your account. But most states do not let you pay by Direct Debit so you have to mail in a check or go directly to the state's website to pay.

I received a Tax Liability Letter from my State when Turbo Tax already deducted that amount from my Federal Refund to pay them. What do I do?

$160 is just the Turbo Tax fees for Deluxe and State and the extra $40 Pay with Refund service charge.  How to review your fees
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/how-do-i-review-my-fees-in-turbotax-online/0...

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