State tax filing

What if you can't open your return?

Unfortunately I filed my federal, thinking I could continue to work on the state.  However, now I can't "open" anything.  Apparently because I've paid,  and because TT (mistakenly) computed a penalty, TT assumes that I am printing and mailing it in.  

 

Lessons learned:

1.  Do not pay TT until the very, very end.

2.  Do not use TT for state returns. It is not reliable.