My state tax return status has been "started" since the month that i filed my tax returns. Is something wrong or incomplete with my state tax return?

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June 4, 2019
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mesquitebean

Level 15

That means your state return has NOT been filed. What state is it?

It's likely all the state forms were not yet ready when you tried to efile alongside the Federal return. If all the forms are ready, we can tell you how to go back and file the state return.

And has your efiled Fed return been accepted?

projectahAuthor

Level 2

Yes, my federal tax return has been accepted. My state tax is for California. All my forms are ready to be filed.

mesquitebean

Level 15

If your efiled Federal return has been accepted, and if all your California state forms are now available, you should be able to go back and open up your State return to complete and file it. Carefully review it before filing since the forms may have updated since you last worked on it.

Here's a way to open the state return back up. Don't make any changes to the Federal return, since it has already been filed.

Log in and go to the section "Your Tax Returns & Documents." Click on that line or the word SHOW to expand that section.
Choose 2017.
Choose "Add a state." (you're not really adding one; that's just to get the return to open up.)
Once the return is open, you can go to the State Taxes tab to complete the state return. Carefully review it before filing since some of the forms may have updated. Continue in that section until it says "Done with State" (or similar words.)
Also step through the REVIEW tab to run the error check and be sure all is in order.
Then go to the FILE section to select a filing method, and choose to file only the State return.
If efiling, make sure you go all the way to the end and click on "Transmit My Returns Now."
If filing by mail, you will need to print, sign, and mail the return yourself. TurboTax does not mail it for you.

NOTE: Do NOT use this method to open a return to make changes/edits to an already-filed return (one that has actually been mailed or efiled.) If you later need to make changes to an already-filed return, you have to go through the formal amending process, and your return must start off exactly as originally filed.