What is it charging you for Alabama? The $45 to download the state program or the $25 state efile fee? You do get one free state PROGRAM download. But then each state efile including the first one is $25.
Where are you seeing California? When the program updates it may download the CA program updates too since you used it in the past. There are some state program files left on your computer from the prior years. It doesn't hurt to have them on your computer. As long as you do not select it in the State tab.
