Pay-with-refund error charged twice

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April 17, 2026
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It appears that a sum of $671 was deducted from my federal tax return, purportedly for state tax obligations. However, the state did not receive this payment, and an additional $671 was subsequently withdrawn from my bank account. The initial amount that was debited has not yet been reimbursed by TurboTax.

VolvoGirl

Level 15

No, you misunderstood. That's not possible. You might have had the Turbo Tax fees deducted from your refund. Did you get your federal refund yet? Check your bank account. Did the IRS reduce your refund? Check 1040 line 35a.

The state tax can not be deducted from the federal refund. NEVER. 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.

SteamTrain

Level 15

@Jessicajarratt

Probably a misreading of the information the software provided on one of the summary pages.

There was one page the showed you the "net" $$ amount for both Fed and State, but that was jsut a generalized final effect of your total tax situation......but it didn't mean that the Fed refund was going to pay the state.

A Fed refund can never be re-directed automatically to pay the State....nor the other way around.

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Look at your actual Federal form 1040, Line 35a. that should be your actual federal refund.

(35a might be smaller than line 34 if you let the IRS keep some of your refund as a pre-payment towards 2026 taxes)

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