Your software included the program to prepare the state return. But it is an extra fee to e-file the state return. That is the fee you can avoid if you mail the state return instead of e-filing it. If you did e-file the state return then you are subject to paying that fee. And.....next time.. watch out for the "refund processing" that is offered. The software will offer you the choice to pay your state e-file fee from your federal refund. If you allow that, you will end up paying an EXTRA fee of $45 to a third party bank on top of the state e-file fee. Avoid that whole mess by printing and mailing your state return instead of e-filing it.
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