It might work differently this year and here's why:
State refunds are taxable only if the person claimed Itemized deductions the previous year.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act greatly increased the Standard Deduction. Many people who used to Itemize, now take the Standard Deduction.
You could be one of those people.
Look and see if you took the Standard Deduction on your 2018 tax year return.
Now look back at previous years when the refund was claimed as income, did you itemize deductions the year before?
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