The IRS is paying no attention whatsoever to your state return and does not know if you owed the state or if you paid the state. Your state tax due can NEVER be paid from a federal refund.
And as stated, "retired" is not a filing status. Your choices for a filing status were Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, Head of Household or Qualifying Widow(er).
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