- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
My PA return stayed at 0 the whole time. never asked for me to provide direct deposit account and line 48 is empty on my 1040A form Is empty. I’m not getting a refund?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
After you file
It's actually pretty normal for PA taxes to come out with a zero refund or balance due. PA has a relatively low state tax rate (3.07%), but the state does not have many adjustments or deductions from income available to taxpayers or credits. This results in your W2 withholding generally being pretty accurate and you don't get a refund but also don't owe.
For your federal, check lines 47 (the amount you overpaid) and line 49 (amount applied to your 2018 estimated tax). If you are showing a refund on line 47 and then that amount on line 49, its possible you may have selected the option to apply your refund to your next year's tax bill. I will give you instructions now on how to fix that. If that isn't the case, check the rest of your return to see if it looks like you may have forgotten to put your withholding or made an entry mistake somewhere.
To fix the federal issue (if that is what is showing on your return) - (see screenshot below)
- Log into your account and click Take Me to My Return
- Choose Federal Taxes
- Select Other Tax Situations
- Scroll down to Additional Tax Payments
- Select Apply Refund to Next Year
- Proceed through the prompts and make sure you indicate No to applying to next year and that you want to receive your refund this year.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
After you file
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content