topic efile for NYS in State tax filing

efile for NYS

frank2651 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:07:49 GMT

I file taxes for family and have now exceeded my 5 efiles. NYS requires me to file state return by efile however turbo tax says only by mail. yet when attempting to it reverts back to saying efile . How do I get around this

Re: efile for NYS

macuser_22 — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:29:37 GMT

You cannot. The 5 Federal e-file is a IRS limit. State cannot be e-filed if Federal is not first e-filed and accepted.

NY does not require e-file if your software does not support it and in this case your software does not.

Re: efile for NYS

matttremmel — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:24:04 GMT

I have the same issue. So do I have to buy another copy of Turbo Tax and open the tax return in it? Or can I simply mail the New York State tax return from a print out even though it says it is required to file when using tax software?

Re: efile for NYS

BrittanyS — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:25:49 GMT

The 5 e-file limit is a limit set by the IRS for customer level filing. It is not set by TurboTax, therefore buying another TurboTax software will not fix the issue. The only way to e-file would be to have a professional software or got to a professional to file the return.