I tried calling IRS appointment numbers listed at local IRS office websites, and receive recorded messages that they are not staffed at this time.
Next step: wait a couple of months to see if they're staffed later on.
Not only will mailing in a return cause a delay in a refund, our state (New York) has a policy to penalize filers that send in a paper copy. And, according to TurboTax, we can't eFile the state return unless we eFile the Federal return first.
