Thank you for the response. I understand what you are suggesting, however it doesn't line up with what is explicitly stated on the NY state website at the links provided. It also does not line up with the instructions and warnings on the printed package from TurboTax when I follow the paper file process. Quite clearly the language says it is required, not merely preferred.
"You're required to electronically file your return if you meet all three of the following conditions:
-you use software to prepare your own personal income tax return; and
-your software supports the electronic filing of your return; and
-you have broadband Internet access."
When I printed the paper return documents from TurboTax the last section of the 2 page instructions say "You can still file electronically. Just go back to TurboTax, select the File tab, then select the E-file category." Which we already know does not work.
The 4th page has in big bold type "New York State requires this income tax return to be filed electronically."
"New York State law requires income tax returns prepared using software to be e-filed. Because this New York
State tax return was prepared using software, you MUST file it electronically. Besides being the law, e-filing has many advantages"
It is not at all reassuring to just mail it anyway.
