I paid my federal taxes and it was accepted why does it say i still owe money?

[xmasbaby0]

If the result of the tax return you prepared using TurboTax was that you owed tax due, that is always going to be displayed when you look at your online TurboTax account. The software program does not ever know if, when or how you paid your tax due.  The IRS does not tell TurboTax you paid. Your proof of payment is your own credit card/bank record.

[hbarrera1229]

but what if i had it taken out of the return i was going to get so instead of 200 lets say i only get 150 now because 50 of it was taken out for state?

[VolvoGirl]

@hbarrera1229 No.  You misunderstood.  The state tax can not be deducted from the federal refund.  You can only have the Turbo Tax fees deducted.  You will still get the full federal refund minus any fees you had deducted.  Turbo Tax just shows you a screen at the end showing the Net amount of federal and state combined.  But it is just for your own info.  You do still have to pay the state yourself separately.   See,
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Your only proof of payment is your bank statement or credit card showing the payment coming out.  Turbo Tax only passes your bank account number to the state for the state to take it out of your account.  But most states do not let you pay by Direct Debit so you have to mail in a check or go directly to the state's website to pay.

Check the printout or PDF of your return; look for the state cover sheet with the Turbotax logo.  If you owed tax, it will show the payment information and how/when you decided to pay.  Read the state payment instructions carefully since most states cannot be paid from within the TT system and requires additional steps.
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