I am in a similar situation. I first e-filed my federal tax with Turbo Tax, without e-filing my State tax. I am now trying to e-file my New York Tax. However it still says that I should also either e-file my Federal return now or e-File my Federal tax later. When I select the former it (correctly) says that this would be a duplicate of a past e-filing, and when I select e-filing the Federal later and the New York Tax now, it says that this is not possible as the Federal Tax need to be filed first before the State Tax. catch 22. How can i make Turbo Tax understand that the Federal Tax have already been e-filed?
