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Never received STATE tax refunds but always get FEDERAL - what's going on?

I've filed my taxes for several years now and I always get my federal refund but never see my state refund hit my account. Is there something I'm missing? Starting to think something is wrong here cause this keeps happening every year.

Honorah King

This could be happening for several reasons. First, check if you actually have a state tax liability - some states don't have income tax. Second, make sure you're actually filing state returns and not just federal. Third, verify your state filing status and withholdings on your W-2. You might not be having enough withheld to qualify for a refund, or you might even owe money.

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Brielle Johnson

omg i didnt even know some states dont have income tax?? which ones?

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Honorah King

Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming don't have state income tax. New Hampshire only taxes investment income.

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Oliver Brown

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Mary Bates

Does it actually work? Sounds too good to be true tbh 🤔

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Oliver Brown

100% works! It caught an error in my state filing that was causing delays. The AI explains everything in plain English

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Mary Bates

just tried it and WOW! wish i knew about this sooner, saved me hours of confusion 💯

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Clay blendedgen

bruh check your state's tax website. each state has their own portal where u can see whats up with ur refund

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Ayla Kumar

This happened to me and turns out I had an old parking ticket that they were taking the money for lol. Check if your state is garnishing for any reason

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Lorenzo McCormick

same! they took mine for unpaid toll fees i forgot about 🤡

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Carmella Popescu

who did ur taxes? if u used turbotax or something make sure u actually submitted the state return. sometimes ppl only submit federal thinking its all done

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Brielle Johnson

i used hr block... gonna check this rn

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Kai Santiago

Contact your state tax agency ASAP! Don't just assume its normal to never get state refunds. Could be identity theft or worse

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Lim Wong

^^^^^ THIS! Better safe than sorry

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