This article was fact-checked by our editors and Christina Taylor, MBA, senior manager of tax operations for Credit Karma Tax®. It has been updated for the 2019 tax year. You may know about ways to file your federal income tax return for free, but what about filing state taxes for free?

Can you file an amended tax return with Credit Karma?

1040A and 1040EZ: The IRS retired both these forms with the 2018 tax year, but if you’re filing an amendment for 2017 or earlier, you might have used one of these as your original return. Credit Karma Tax®, a free online tax preparation service, supports paper filing of Form 1040X for the current tax year.

What happens if you make a mistake on Credit Karma Tax?

Credit Karma Tax® 100% guarantees the accuracy of our calculations. If the IRS and/or applicable state tax authority imposes penalties and/or interest on you due to a Credit Karma Tax® calculation error, Credit Karma Tax® will reimburse you up to a maximum of $1,000 in the form of gift card(s).

Do you have to have a Credit Karma account to use Credit Karma?

Heads up that you’ll need to sign up for a free Credit Karma account in order to use Credit Karma Tax®. With this account, you’ll also get free access to your credit scores and reports from two of the three major consumer credit bureaus, plus credit monitoring, insights, recommendations and more.

Can you get a refund on Credit Karma?

I submitted my 2018 tax returns on Credit Karma and accidentally hit “efile” I am not getting a refund since I owe more state taxes, but both federal and state were accepted. I input all of my information on Turbotax and I am getting a refund (I dont owe state taxes?) and when I file it was rejected since I already filed tax. What can I do?

Do you have to include state income tax on federal tax return?

As a result, you generally must include your refund (or credit or offset) as income on the following year’s federal tax return. Filing state income taxes can feel like an afterthought to your federal tax return, but knowing the ins and outs of your state’s tax code can boost your state tax refund.

Is the state tax the same as the federal tax?

While some of the information on your federal and state income taxes is the same, your state may have other taxes, deductions and credits that apply to you. Also, because the IRS doesn’t process your state tax return, it can’t help you if you have any questions.

What happens when you file both state and federal taxes?

“If both states collect income taxes, then the employers will withhold state income taxes for their respective states,” says Lydia Desnoyers, owner of Desnoyers CPA LLC. “Come time to file your state income tax returns, you would be taxed on a prorated basis.”