I selected the option to pay my state taxes out of my bank account, so why does TurboTax show it came out of my federal refund? Am I paying my state taxes twice? Why?

[DawnC]

No, you are just seeing a combined total of your refunds.   Your state taxes cannot be paid with your federal refund.  

[xmasbaby0]

The “summary” given to you by TurboTax must have confused you.  That summary just nets out the difference between a refund you are getting and an amount you owe.   Or it adds two refunds or tax “due” amounts together.

The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other.  

Your state tax due cannot be paid from a federal refund.

And….your federal tax due cannot be paid from a state refund.  

Neither refund can be used to pay the amount due to the other one.

If you owe tax due, you have to pay it yourself by the filing deadline on April 15, 2024.