It looks as though my state taxes will be deducted from my federal return. Is this correct?

[broncoguy85]

My federal refund was $949, I had to pay state $96, my refund says 853$. So it looks like my state is coming out of my federal, is this correct? 

[CarolynM]

No.

State taxes cannot be paid from federal refunds. 

The deduction is coming from another source.

To see if IRS is keeping a portion of your refund for student loans or other debt, call (800) 304-3107, for the US Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Services.

For IRS debt, call the FMS at 1-800-304-3107 to find out if your refund was reduced because of an offset.

Call the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service at 1-877-777-4778 (or visit www.irs.gov/advocate) if you feel your refund was reduced in error. The service is free.

The reduction could also be for TurboTax fees if you selected to have them paid from your refund.