Why is state refund from last year is doubled when added to income from this year

[Chocka]

I have the same issue, but did not notice it until after I had already filed my federal and state returns. When I go in to amend the return I get a message that it cannot be amended until March 25! This glitch changes my federal return from a refund to owing tax. Why can this not be corrected now?

[BrandiLO]

The 1040x will not be available through TurboTax until 3/25. This form is needed to amend the return. Generally, the IRS will have the form available before it's available through TurboTax. This is because TurboTax must add the new form and then run testing to ensure everything is performing properly. You can click here to monitor the availability date for the form.

[prc123b]

I too encountered this bug and did not notice it until after my returns had been submitted, and the federal one accepted, so now I'll have to wait a month and amend my returns.  Add me to your list of ex-customers, Intuit.

[Jessi01]

I’ve just now noticed this on my return but I’ve already submitted and it’s been processed and accepted. I have yet to receive state or federal refund I usually have my ga state refund by now so I’m thinking this is why it is still held up.

I’ve called and they’ve said they haven’t caught any errors as of yet but it has never taken me this long to receive my state refund and the refund amount should be half of what it is. Is turbotax going to do anything about this or will the ones of us who missed it, be penalized by having to amend????

[MaryM428]

There was an issue with the state refund amount doubling for some tax returns this year. 
 

You pay federal tax on your prior state refund only if you itemized your deductions.
 

If you itemized, you have already claimed the deduction for state/local tax paid, so this prevents you from receiving double credit.

If you took the standard deduction, then the state income tax refund had no effect on your return and you will not need to amend.

If you itemized and your state refund amount doubled, then you can amend, when Amend is available later this month.
 

For more information, follow this link: Are State Tax Refunds Taxable?

[StarGirl18]

I know this isn't quite the place to ask this question, but I can't get an answer to this question.  I am using 2021 TurboTax Premier.  I received an amended 2019 State Income Tax Refund in 2020.  I entered it into TurboTax, which did not asked whether I took the standard deduction in 2019, which I did.  TurboTax entered that into the State and Local Income Tax Worksheet, and placed it into Part VII, that it is taxable, why is it taxable when I took the standard deduction that year?