I too have run into the same problem in that the IRS is requiring that I file the 1040 by mail (due to a specific circumstance) but New York State law requires their return be filed electronically because I have used a tax preparation software. I understand your response of why Turbo Tax software will not allow the State return be e-filed when filing the Fed by mail, however it seems absurd to me that there isn't an adequate fix for this situation. You stated that we are left with a couple of reasonable choices but you only provided one choice.
I find the advice to ignore New York State's law to be irresponsible at best. I may have missed it in another thread, but what is the 2nd reasonable choice?
