If I owe from a previous year, this year's refund will apply to the tax I owe. How do I indicate that on my return?

[Jimesa]

You do not need to make an indication on your return to apply this years refund to a prior year liability. In most cases this years refund will be automatically applied to the prior debt via an offset. Please see the below information regarding offsets:

What is a refund offset?

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