To Robert4444 who responded to my last post.
Thank you for trying to help. I looked at the document you sent, and the end of the section on filing to California, it says:
- Continue through the screens and follow the instructions to prepare your California returns
- Print a copy of your mock federal return (along with your state return) for your records, but don't file the mock return with the IRS
It does NOT say to "print and mail your return", but I spent 2 hours on the phone with your "tax experts", and we tried various ways of doing what you suggest, e.g., "not file to IRS", but "e-file to CA" - and they had no idea, but their research while I was trying the options, let them to conclude "the only way is for you to Print and Mail your CA return." The next day, Anna from TT's Office the President called me and confirmed what the "tax experts" had told me - Print and Mail. I was very upset with this.
