You responses have helped me better understand !!
I owe Federal $1,200. So the $40 issue becomes moot since there is no refund. I owe no state tax so it seems the $40 charge was to be able to use $25 of a Federal refund to pay for the state return efile. I believe that is correct. So, if I had a Federal amount due, I could choose to spend $65 total to efile state or does the $40 fee include the $25 charge?
I had chosen the direct withdrawal from my checking account option to pay the Federal amount due. So I think I have to use my credit card to pay the $25 fee for State filing and there is no additional fee to do so. And there is no option to have the $25 withdrawn from my checking account.
Am I close? thank you so much for your expertise and help !!
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