So I opened up TT this morning, went through the software update process, tried to file again, and received the message that TT cannot file my return because I have a foreign tax situation they can't deal with. (For reference: my issue is not the Date vs. Various issue. My problem is the 1116 AMT issue.) I called TT and spoke with a person. I expressed to her that I CANNOT file my California return in any way other than electronic because of CA rules. So how do I paper file the Feds but E-file CA? Short answer, I can't. The CA e-file system actually looks for an accepted Federal return before accepting the state version. TT had no answer for my problem. She assured me that CA will accept a paper return if the electronic version has been rejected (which it has). So... this is what I am going to try. The IRS website has a free filing service. It is basically just on-line forms that you have to fill in yourself. But I can look at the forms already filled out in TT and just copy each field over to the IRS versions. Hopefully this will allow me to get an accepted federal return, and then do something similar for state. Good luck everyone.
