Question about filing taxes, specific to one form (1099-G)

[purbeast0]

I am doing my taxes and received a 1099-G this year which according to the questions, I have to claim on my tax return.

How the hell is claiming my state tax return from the previous year not double dipping? Wasn't the whole point of that money being given back to me last year because I was overtaxed in the first place? I don't get it and it just feels like double dipping, and it makes my refund go down if I enter it lol.

 

[SearchMaster]

http://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/is-my-state-tax-refund-taxable-and-why-90/

 

[gururu2]

state refunds are overpaid taxes that were likely deducted from federally taxable income in the year prior. now that the money has returned to you, its taxable.
as the above article suggests, if you took the standard deduction instead of itemizing in the previous year, then those refunds would not have been part of the deduction and would have been taxed (and are not reportable now)
you don't get taxed twice.

 

[pete6032]

You don't report it if you take the standard deduction. Only report if you itemize.