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state tax

harobke — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:36:47 GMT

State filing advertised as free isn't free. Cost me $25 to file.

Very deceptive advertising.

Re: state tax

MayaD — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:14:34 GMT

With TurboTax CD/Download you get a free state download but there is a fee to e-file the state return.

Re: state tax

pckeekus — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 14:29:40 GMT

The free part is the state download that helps walk you through the steps. If you had a 2nd state you needed, you'd pay a fee to download a second state plug-in and a 2nd $25 to e-file that one.

It's not clear to me either that e-file is not included like it is for Federal. Perhaps Intuit can explain what their costs are that precipitated the $25 fee and how that differs from their costs for federal e-filing.