2024 State refund question

[njdeuce]

The section where it asks about a refund I received in 2025, I had a refund of $257. Then it asks for Payments and withholdings. I hit the question mark and it comes up blank with no explanation. This is something new and I need help with it. I tried just bypassing this and when I go to the end and check the 2025 form, it flags the refund question and goes into this whole section to fill out. The first thing it says is if you took the standard deduction, you did not have to fill out the form.  This is very confusing. Any help is appreciated.

[LeticiaF1]

Your state refund may be taxable, if you itemized your deductions in 2024.  If you did not itemized for 2024 you don't need to enter your refund.  

If you did itemize in 2024, when you enter them, TurboTax will figure out if they are taxable or not. The questions you are seeing are regarding your 2024 return because the amount of your refund that will be taxable, depends on how much the deduction affected your refund or tax bill in 2024.  

To go back to this section and review your entries:

1. Go to the the Did you have any of these types of income? screen under Wages & Income
2. Select Yes, on the State and local tax refunds and other government payments screen
3. Select State or local income tax refunds even if not reported on Form 1099-G
4. Select Continue
5. On the Did you get a state or local tax refund in 2025? screen, select Yes
6. On the Tell us about the refund screen, enter your total refund received in 2025

You will need to enter information from your 2024 tax return.  

Where do I enter a 1099-G for a state or local tax refund?