After you file

@ ehunton1 wrote:

I am having the same problem with the 2020 return software, but I do not see how to file only the federal return not the state return.


We're not sure what product you are using.  You used the term "return software".  Is that a desktop product (CD/download) installed on your computer?  If you are using a desktop program (as opposed to Online TurboTax), the FAQ above won't apply to you, since it's for Online TurboTax (web version.)  

In a desktop product you won't have to delete a state return or pay the state fee in advance in order to efile just the Federal.   The FILE section should ask you what you want to file, and you should be able to indicate that you want to file both or just the Federal.