Your state e-file will look to see if your Federal was accepted before it is processed. Therefore the best thing to do is to go ahead and e-file your Federal along with the states and then simply to remember to pay your Federal by 4/18 to avoid interest and penalty. Within the TurboTax program you can either set a "direct debit" to the IRS for 4/18 or log into the IRS's website and pay them directly on that date. This should enable you time to have gotten your state refunds as you are planning.
Use this link to make payment directly to the IRS: https://www.irs.gov/payments
To add a state to your return use the steps below:
- Login
to https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ with
the same username
- Click
on My TurboTax in
the white banner at the top
- Below
your 2016 status, click
on Add a state under Some
things you can do
- Click on
the State Taxes tab.
- Click Continue to start or complete your state taxes.
