Federal Tax Refunds

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REOlsen
REOlsen Member ✭
edited May 2022 in Registers & Transactions (Windows)
In Quicken, is the appropriate accounting treatment of a federal tax refund received as cash Tax: Fed (Prior Year) expressed currently as a negative number?

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  • Sherlock
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    I suggest using a split deposit transaction and assigning one entry for the refund with the same category you use for your federal tax payments (for example, Tax:Fed:1040) and another to Interest Inc for any interest you may have received with the refund.
  • Frankx
    Frankx SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hi @REOlsen

    Yes, the entry should be posted to Tax:Fed (Prior Year).

    Frankx

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