Solved: I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

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That's just a display, state refunds are never used to pay the federal, nor are federal refunds ever used to pay the state tax owed. The display is just a misguided attempt to show you the net amount of cash you'll receive.

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Finished my fed return. Opened my state return. A random income number has appeared in my state return. Not the same as my Federal return. How do I fix this?

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I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

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I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

I owe Federal Tax but will set up installment. How come when I go to file it appears my state taxes will be used to pay my federal?

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