https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my-federal/01/3133301#M1149391 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:05 GMT cheech102976 2026-02-10T09:55:05Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my-federal/01/3133301#M1149391 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:55:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my-federal/01/3133301#M1149391 cheech102976 2026-02-10T09:55:05Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133303#M1149392 <P>Yes ... if the program allows in the FILE tab.</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:44:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133303#M1149392 Critter-3 2024-01-18T12:44:43Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133307#M1149393 <P>IF you mean to just pay for the software..yes you could do that now</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><EM><STRONG>BUT </STRONG></EM>(maybe not fully understanding what you asked)</P><P>You can NEVER have a Federal refund auto-directed to pay state taxes owe.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Even if you are allowed to e-file Federal by itself now, You are <STRONG><EM>FAR better off</EM></STRONG> waiting until after 29 February to file, then file both together.&nbsp; IF you owe CT for some taxes, you have to pay them entirely separately form whether you are getting a Federal refund...or not.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Why wait?....we see way too many people begging in here to change their already-filed tax returns, when they get an unexpected.......or forgotten, W-2, or 1099-DIV, -INT, -MISC...etc etc.....and then they have to wait a month to go thru the often confusing Amendment process...Just WAIT until February to file !!</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:52:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133307#M1149393 SteamTrain 2024-01-18T12:52:05Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133309#M1149395 <P>My answer was based on the question of "paying the fed &amp; state TT fees from the federal refund"&nbsp; not paying the state balance due.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:51:11 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133309#M1149395 Critter-3 2024-01-18T12:51:11Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133310#M1149396 <P>Yeah, I can see it wasn't quite clear to me.&nbsp; Added some stuff to my response.</P> Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:53:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-ct-state-forms-are-not-ready-yet-if-i-pay-for-my-taxes-both-state-and-federal-out-of-my/01/3133310#M1149396 SteamTrain 2024-01-18T12:53:15Z