How can I delete the $50 California tax refund fee?
There is not a tax refund fee for a state tax return.
What you are seeing is the cost of the state program ($50) when using the TurboTax online edition of Deluxe or higher.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for checking your fees - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/how-do-i-review-my-fees-in-turbotax-online/0...
See this TurboTax support FAQ for removing fees - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/what-can-i-do-to-reduce-my-fees/01/26051
To not pay for state you have to delete it. You can add it in again later. You can try to delete the state,
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-delete-my-state-return-in-turbotax-online/00/25895