Vanessa A
Expert Alumni

State tax filing

A nonrefundable credit results in a refund when you have paid in more than your liability after the credit.

 

So if you paid in $5,000 and your liability before the credit was $5,000 but now it is $4,000 because the credit reduced your liability you would get $1,000 back. 

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