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mrzsowf
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The TurboTax software says I underpaid my taxes last year and owe for interest on that tax I received a refund though. Why??

The software says I owe for interest on underpaying my state income taxes for 2022. I need help to understand
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The TurboTax software says I underpaid my taxes last year and owe for interest on that tax I received a refund though. Why??

Turbo Tax wouldn't know if you underpaid your 2022 taxes.   It's not for owing on a prior year. It's for this year. It's not about your 2022 return at all.  I don't know how state works but this is what it means for federal.  Did you have a federal underpayment too?

 

If you do not pay in enough tax from withholding and estimates, you may have to pay a penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Even if you are getting a refund you can still owe a penalty for not paying in evenly during the year. Generally, most taxpayers will avoid this penalty if they owe less than $1,000 in tax after subtracting their withholdings and credits, or if they paid at least 90% of the tax for the current year, or 100% of the tax shown on the return for the prior year, whichever is smaller. It is included in your tax due or reduces your refund.


You might be able to eliminate it or at least reduce it. You can go to Federal Taxes tab or Personal tab, under Other Tax Situations and select Start by the Underpayment Penalties. You will answer a series of questions that may reduce or eliminate the penalty. Or you can elect to have the IRS figure the penalty for you. It's form 2210.


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Federal or Personal (for Home & Business Desktop)

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Underpayment Penalties - Click the Start or update button

 

 

 

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