dmertz
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

If the Roth IRA contribution qualified you for a Retirement Savings Contributions Credit, that would explain the federal refund calculated on your amendment.  Check for a Form 8880 being included in your amendment.

 

However, reporting the contribution shouldn't change your state tax liability, so it seems that you could have made a mistake on the state amendment, perhaps not indicating a balance due that you paid.