topic I paid $250 with my extension to MN state taxes. Now filing, I owe $0 in taxes to MN, but the $250 isn't included as a refund, it is entered under State extension payment in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I paid $250 with my extension to MN state taxes. Now filing, I owe $0 in taxes to MN, but the $250 isn't included as a refund, it is entered under State extension payment

juliovsemail — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 04:07:53 GMT

It seems like a Glitch with Turbo Tax.

Re: I paid $250 with my extension to MN state taxes. Now filing, I owe $0 in taxes to MN, but the $250 isn't included as a refund, it is entered under State extension payment

Kat — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:55:07 GMT

If you made a payment to MN ($250) when you filed your extension, then the program will show that payment as payment with extension, which is correct.

If your return before filing shows 0 in taxes owed, it indicates that your $250 payment was already applied to the MN taxes owed. The $250 would only be refunded if you overpaid your tax liability to MN. Did you expect a refund when you sent in the $ with extension?

Re: I paid $250 with my extension to MN state taxes. Now filing, I owe $0 in taxes to MN, but the $250 isn't included as a refund, it is entered under State extension payment

IEnteredAUserNameLastYear — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:08:19 GMT

From the MN dept of revenue website it explicitly says not to file for an extension:

"You automatically have until October 16 to file before we charge a late filing penalty. Do not request an extension to file."

https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/filing-extensions

There is a place to pay the estimated taxes for MN on their dept of rev website. I did this with the estimated amount I had for MN when I filed for an extension with my federal taxes through turbo tax.

Now I have the same issue as OP where it's still listing that I owe $1500 when I paid $1800. I should be receiving a $300 refund. How should this be handled in turbo tax?

Re: I paid $250 with my extension to MN state taxes. Now filing, I owe $0 in taxes to MN, but the $250 isn't included as a refund, it is entered under State extension payment

VolvoGirl — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:12:08 GMT

To enter the amount you paid with an extension (including state extension) go to

Federal Taxes (or Personal for desktop H&B version)

Deductions and Credits

Then scroll way down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid

Other Income Taxes - Click the Start or Update button

Next page second section Payments with Extension

Either Visit All or Click Start or Update by the extension you paid

Pay attention to which year you are entering for a State Extension payment. A prior year state extension payment is also deductible on the federal return so be sure to enter it here.

To get the amount paid on a state extension to show up on the state return……

When you are done updating your federal return, you need to transfer the new federal information by going back through the state tab and the state return. Nothing will change until you transfer the fed info to the state again.