@rjs wrote:
If you file your federal tax return by mail you cannot file the state electronically. If you e-file your federal return, you can file the state either electronically or by mail.
@gym4jim
Good point by @rjs . I may have caused some confusion in my original statement in my first answer to you above. I've since revised it for clarity.
We don't how you to wish to file your returns and what your concern is about filing methods; i.e., we don't know why you are asking. But as rjs wrote, if you file your Federal return on paper by mail, that also locks you into filing your state return on paper by mail. If you choose to efile the Federal return, then you have a choice for the state return--either by efile or on paper in the mail.
As I mentioned previously, filing a Federal return on paper can delay processing for 6 months or longer. If you decide to file any return on paper in the mail, then I'd recommend mailing by a method that has tracking, such as certified mail or priority mail.
