Also, is it possible to purchase, complete, and e-file a state return using the online product without first purchasing and completing an online federal return? For example, could one use the CD/Download product to do their federal return, but use the online product to do a state return? Would the online product be able to get all the information it needs to do the state return form the completed federal return that was done using the CD/Download product?
No you cannot do that. Information flows from the federal return to the state return. You cannot use the online software to prepare a "stand alone" state return. Use either desktop or online--do not try to perform any fancy footwork that combines the two platforms.
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