topic If one's state tax refund was automatically sent to the IRS for prior years federal past due taxes, is the refund still taxable in the current year? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

If one's state tax refund was automatically sent to the IRS for prior years federal past due taxes, is the refund still taxable in the current year?

jshep721 — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:41:43 GMT

Yes, it is treated the same as if you received a check fo...

DDollar — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:41:45 GMT

Yes, it is treated the same as if you received a check for that amount. If you itemized in the year the refund is for, and deducted state tax, your refund is taxable.