topic Re: State Fee Up Charge in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

State Fee Up Charge

jbrives — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:33:39 GMT

Why did I have to pay a fee for filing state federal and state return after paying for the Deluxe which assured my that I would not pay any fees for federal and one state filing.

Next step for me: FTC complaint and State AG complaint.

Turbo Tax screwed me years ago, I only returned this year only to get screwed again.

Nonsense. I will bad mouth this product and never use it again. The drive to sign up for other products is flat our wrong and technically incorrect as I already have, nor did TT recognize that I already had these service providers.

Re: State Fee Up Charge

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:56:53 GMT

With desktop software there is always a fee for e-filing a state return. When the software includes the program for the state it is free software to prepare the state return. E-filing the state incurs an extra fee, which can be avoided if you print and mail the state.

From the TurboTax site:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/compare/desktop/

Read what it says here under the prices for desktop Deluxe:

Deluxe

Recommended for:
Maximizing your deductions

$80* Federal

Includes 5 federal e-files

and

1 state download. State e-file additional

Re: State Fee Up Charge

DanP0428 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:57:38 GMT

The online Deluxe charges you for each state. The desktop may include a free state return, but charges for e-filing that state. Deluxe does not have a separate fee for e-file.