Thank you for taking a look at this!
The state tax refund I was referring to is my 2020 state tax refund. My 2020 federal itemized deduction includes my 2020 state tax withheld, it does not incorporate my expected 2020 state tax refund.
Does this change things? Are you saying that I should just include my 2020 state tax refund as taxable income in my 2021 federal tax return?
