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Why is there a fee for state tax

lucero8106 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:02:23 GMT

Re: Why is there a fee for state tax

VolvoGirl — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:06:49 GMT

In the Online Deluxe and above versions there is a fee to prepare the state return whether you efile or print and mail. It has always been that way.

Or are you asking about the Desktop program? In the Desktop program it is free to prepare and mail the state return. But there is a separate fee to efile a state return.

Re: Why is there a fee for state tax

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:07:41 GMT

You are posting from online Deluxe. When you use online TurboTax there is an additional fee to prepare a state return. The state return is $44.99.

Re: Why is there a fee for state tax

VolvoGirl — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:12:55 GMT

State is only free in the Free Edition or Free File website. And in the past years only the federal was free in the Free Edition. After the early promotion period there was a fee for state in the Free Edition too.

Re: Why is there a fee for state tax

rjs — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 01:04:49 GMT

Intuit, the company that makes TurboTax, is a profit-making company that is in business to make money for its shareholders. They invest millions of dollars each year to develop the TurboTax software. If they didn't charge fees for the use of the software, they wouldn't make any money. There's no reason to expect that they should give away their product for free.