Oh, I see now.
A State Tax Refund is taxable if you itemized deductions on that prior year's federal return and took a deduction for state income taxes instead of the sale tax. You got a deduction benefit for it so now you have to include it as income. If you took the standard deduction it is not taxable and you don't need to report it.
For 2019, If your state refund is taxable it would be on schedule 1 line 1 which goes to 1040 line 7a.
If you filed the Free Edition last year you took the Standard Deduction and the state tax refund is not taxable and you don't have to enter it.
2018 schedule A
If you Itemized Deductions you would have a Schedule A in your return. How much is on you 2018 1040 line 8? You may have taken the Standard Deduction instead. Is it one of these amounts?
For 2018 the standard deduction amounts are:
Single 12,000 + 1,600 for 65 and over or blind = 13,600
HOH 18,000 + 1,600 for 65 and over or blind
Joint 24,000+ 1,300 for each 65 and over or blind
Married filing Separate 12,000 + 1,300 for 65 and over or blind
