We can't see your tax return but if your state income tax return was modified to a $0 refund, it may be due to an update in your state's software program. Review your state return to confirm your entries.
If you're showing a $0 refund, it's generally because you did not pay in more state income tax, through your paychecks, to get a refund. You paid in exactly the right amount of state income tax you actually should have paid in, to cover the income you earned.
- Contact your HR department or payroll department and fill out a new state withholding form if you want to get a refund in the future. Remember, a higher refund at tax time means less money in your paychecks throughout the year.
If it was a software update, it may have changed some of the tax treatment of items on your tax return. The following are some suggestions to help you find the reason why.
- Double check the amounts you entered into TurboTax to make sure they were entered correctly.
- Do a state income tax return line by line comparison to see what is different this year versus last year.
- Your 2020 State Tax Withholding was lower than 2019.
- You deferred less income into your Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan or Flexible Savings Plan.
- You didn't qualify for a tax credit you received last year (or the credit amount decreased).
- You removed a dependent.
- You changed your filing status.
- If you itemize, your Itemized Deductions are lower this year. or the standard deduction is lower.
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