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State refund pay federal that is due

Federal tax is due. State tax due a refund, Can federal tax be paid out of State refund
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SForrestLO
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State refund pay federal that is due

No. However, once you receive your federal refund, you can send it to your State. 

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State refund pay federal that is due

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

It is not possible to pay your state tax due from your federal refund, nor is it possible to pay a federal tax due from a state refund.  The federal and state treasuries are completely separate from each other.  You may have seen a TurboTax summary of your federal and state amounts that confused you into thinking one was “paying” the other.  It is not. The ONLY thing you can pay for from a federal refund is your TurboTax fees if you chose that option.  

 

 If you have federal tax due you can pay by mailing your payment with the 1040V voucher, (which has the address printed on it, having the payment taken out of a designated bank account, or you can pay directly on the IRS website. 

 

https://www.irs.gov/payments

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-mone... 

 

You must pay your state tax due using the state’s preferred method of receiving payment.  For most states that will be by making a payment to the state’s own tax website, or by mailing a check or money order.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900884-what-are-my-options-for-getting-my-state-refund-or-for-pay...

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901670-how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue

 

 

To apply for a payment plan with the IRS

 

Apply Online for a Payment Plan

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KKF
Level 2

State refund pay federal that is due

Nope!  But hopefully you can get your refund quickly (by filing electronically) and then paying the balance due.

State refund pay federal that is due

Just get your federal refund now and set up your state payment to deduct on the last day allowed for your state.  Leave the federal refund in the account to cover the state payment.

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