State taxes due subtracted from federal tax after filing?

[rednetrab]

It said that I was going to receive one amount from a federal tax return, but I owed another amount on state taxes. I know that I can't pay my state taxes with the federal return directly. Am I still going to receive the first amount? Is TurboTax just telling me what the remainder will be after I pay the state taxes?

[Critter]

Ignore the "net summary" given ... the state balance due cannot be paid with the federal refund ... so unless the IRS has a reason to keep the refund it will be dispersed.   As directed in the FILE tab you choose the option to receive the fed refund and another choice on how to pay the state ... review the filing instruction pages for the fed & state to see what choices you made if you don't remember.