@jillkr13
Don't know why it's showing that.
Unless you already answered yes to that question before.
i.e. if you said YES to applying the 2025 state refund to next year's Iowa taxes (see the text??: Apply Refund to your 2026 Taxes), then the IA refund shows as zero, because you told IA to NOT send the $246 to you after you file...but instead, to let IA keep that refund as an estimated tax payment against your possible 2026 IA income axes.
IF you actually want the refund $$ in your pocket, you need to re-do that question and say No. (BEFORE you actually file)
Another reason possible for the refund meter to indicate a zero...even if there is an apparent $246 IA refund, is if you indicated that you wanted part or all of your refund to go to the IA Fish/Wildlife Fund, or the Child Abuse Prevention Fund as donations. Those donations would have been selected during the IA Q&A.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
