First time checking state tax refund status - confused about reading my balance
Never checked my state tax refund status before and I'm completely lost. Looking at my account and seeing a number but cant tell if thats what I'm getting back or what I owe? Anyone know how to actually read these state tax portals? They're not very user friendly.
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Ivanna St. Pierre
Without seeing your actual state's tax portal, its hard to give specific advice. Each state has their own system and displays information differently. Usually a negative number (-) means thats what youre getting back, while a positive number means you owe. Which state are you in? I can try to help navigate their specific system.
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Esteban Tate
•Im in California, the number shows $742 but no minus sign or anything
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Ivanna St. Pierre
•For CA, if you're looking at your account balance and its just showing $742, that's likely what you're getting back! 🎉
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Elin Robinson
hey! instead of trying to decode these confusing state portals, you should try taxr.ai - its this new tool that reads your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on with both federal and state returns. Its only $1 and saves so much headache trying to figure this stuff out yourself. https://taxr.ai
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Atticus Domingo
•does it actually work? these tax websites are always so sketchy
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Elin Robinson
•100% legit! used it last week for my returns. it breaks everything down in plain english and even gives you timeline estimates
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Beth Ford
lol dont feel bad, i literally JUST learned how to check mine this year too 😅
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Morita Montoya
The state websites are the WORST. I swear they make them confusing on purpose 🤡
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Kingston Bellamy
•fr fr its like they dont want us to understand our own money 💅
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Joy Olmedo
Pro tip: screenshot everything! Some state portals are notorious for showing different info when you log back in later
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Isaiah Cross
Been doing taxes for 15 years and still sometimes get tripped up by state websites tbh. Your best bet is to either call them directly (prepare for a longgg wait) or use an automated transcript reader like taxr.ai - saves so much time trying to decode everything yourself
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Esteban Tate
•thank u! gonna check out that website, anything is better than sitting on hold with the state for 2 hours 😭
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