topic Do I have to claim my 2015 california state refund as income. if i do it puts me over the child tax credit limit. in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-have-to-claim-my-2015-california-state-refund-as-income-if-i-do-it-puts-me-over-the-child-tax/01/109384#M13864 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:57:11 GMT brandonfast 2019-06-01T04:57:11Z Do I have to claim my 2015 california state refund as income. if i do it puts me over the child tax credit limit. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-have-to-claim-my-2015-california-state-refund-as-income-if-i-do-it-puts-me-over-the-child-tax/01/109384#M13864 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:57:11 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-have-to-claim-my-2015-california-state-refund-as-income-if-i-do-it-puts-me-over-the-child-tax/01/109384#M13864 brandonfast 2019-06-01T04:57:11Z You only have to include the prior year state refund as i... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-only-have-to-include-the-prior-year-state-refund-as-i/01/109390#M13867 <P>You only have to include the prior year state refund as income if you itemized deductions on your federal return in 2015 and took a deduction for state income tax paid.</P><P>If you took the standard deduction in 2015, or you claimed state sales tax in lieu of state income tax, then the refund would not be part of your gross income.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:57:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-only-have-to-include-the-prior-year-state-refund-as-i/01/109390#M13867 ThomasM 2019-06-01T04:57:12Z