Will ANY version of TurboTax Deluxe CD do 2020 New York State tax return free or do I need the "with state" version?

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February 27, 2021
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Will TurboTax Deluxe CD without state version for 2020 do New York State income tax returns free or does it HAVE to be the version of Deluxe that comes with state to do that?

Thank you.

Best answer by DoninGA

This part of TT is so confusing.

Let me see if I can state a clear question.

I want to prepare and efile a 2020 federal and New York State income tax return.

Can I do this with ANY 2020 TurboTax Deluxe Desktop version and still efile the NY State return free?

If I can get a yes or a no to that question I think it will be clear.

Thank you.

@TurboLover2 wrote:

This part of TT is so confusing.

Let me see if I can state a clear question.

I want to prepare and efile a 2020 federal and New York State income tax return.

Can I do this with ANY 2020 TurboTax Deluxe Desktop version and still efile the NY State return free?

If I can get a yes or a no to that question I think it will be clear.

Thank you.

Yes.

DoninGA

Level 15

The New York state income tax return can be e-filed at no charge using the desktop editions.

The TurboTax software for a state return has to purchased if your TurboTax edition does not have one free state program download included in the purchase price.

State program using the TurboTax desktop editions - $40 (increasing to $45 on 03/01/2021)

TurboLover2Author

Level 5

Sorry but I am not clear on your answer. Are you saying that the 2020 TurboTax Deluxe CD version that does not come with one free state will NOT allow preparing and efiling of the New York State return?

I know that New York is an exception to the rule about free efiling. Please be sure that any answer given takes that into account.