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Question

refund

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
March 25, 2021
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how can I apply 2020 federal and california refunds to 2021 taxes?

Level 15

As you through the Filing interview, TurboTax will ask you what you want to do with your refunds--first the federal and then the state. Indicate on the Refund screen that you want to apply the refunds to next year's taxes.

brucebinhamAuthor

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That screen never opened, is there a work-around?

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After entering info for both returns, the Deluxe program will ask if you want to apply your refund to your 2021 taxes.

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In the search window on the top right (in Deluxe), key in "1040-ES", then click on "jump to 1040-ES. Answer "no" to changing W-4 withholdings, then the next screen will ask about making estimated payments.