ErnieS0
Expert Alumni

After you file

TurboTax is correct. You do not subtract a voluntary donation to a state program. You chose to give a portion of your refund to the state fund. It’s the same as if you received your refund and gave part of it to a charitable organization like the Red Cross or Salvation Army.

 

The state gave you a refund. You donated a portion. That does not change the original amount of your refund or count as a subtraction from your refund.

 

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