It says I have an overpayment on 2021 taxes and asks if I want to apply it to my 2023 taxes. Does thst mean the return I'm currently filing I will receive in 2023 or what

[ThomasM125]

If you are working on your 2021 taxes and have a refund, you can have it applied to your tax return for the current year, 2023. The tax return you would be working on now is for 2022, so it won't affect that return.

[VolvoGirl]

Do you mean an overpayment on your current 2022 return?  Online is only for 2022 now, NOT 2021.

An overpayment is your refund.  It means Do you want to leave your refund with the IRS or state and apply it to next year's tax return you do in 2024. Most people don't want to do that and want to get their refund now.