I do not want to pay my state taxes with my federal taxes. How can I make this not happen?

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

Your state tax due cannot be paid from your federal refund.

It is not possible to pay your state tax due from your federal refund, nor is it possible to pay a federal tax due from a state refund. The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other. You may have seen a TurboTax summary of your federal and state amounts that confused you into thinking one was “paying” the other. It is not. If you have federal tax due you can pay by mailing your payment with the 1040V voucher, having the payment taken out of a designated bank account, or you can pay directly on the IRS website.

https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay

You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment. For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900884-what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-paying-any-state-taxes-i-owe

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BandedfromrecessAuthor

Level 2

But it did. When I got to the final payment, the state tax was deducted from my federal tax.

I went back to see if I click on something for it, but I could not find it. I walked through the steps again, and yep... it did it again.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

No. You are seeing the net difference between a tax you owe and a refund you will receive. One is not going to pay the other one. If you neglect to pay your state tax due yourself by the state's due date, you will hear from your state.