Or-----by "balance" from 2023 do you mean you still owe a balance for tax due for 2023? If you still owe for 2023, the IRS will offset your refund for 2024 for the amount still owed from last year. You do not have to enter anything about that on your tax return. If you still owe, the IRS knows it and will take some or all of your 2024 refund automatically. Then they send you a letter a few weeks later.
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