Are you using the Online version or a Desktop program? In Online the state has always been a separate charge. In the Desktop program it is $25 to efile state. If you want any fees deducted from your federal refund there is an Extra $40 Refund Processing Service charge (45 in California) . But nothing has changed for years for either Online or Desktop.
Are you asking about the $39 to buy a state program in the Desktop program? People have been having trouble getting the first state program download for free. Try updating your program. You might have to reinstall it. Or did you buy the Desktop Deluxe that doesn’t come with a free state? There are 2 versions of Deluxe.
