Yes i agree with you. I had to upload a W2 and a !099. I had to pay $40 to be able to upload 1099. And then i was getting an error that i am not eligibile to efile. And at that time i did some research and figured out that at the end when it asks you to pay the $40 NY state filing fee, it worked for me.
I guess everyones case is different but for me when i paid the $40 state filing fee, I was able to efile both federal and state. The fee page comes right at the end in the REVIEW section.
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