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Level 1
March 24, 2026
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State tax forms

  • March 24, 2026
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I purchased Turbotax Deluxe with State.  I completed my federal and State (Missouri) returns and  filed them.   I also did my daughters returns but had to wait for her to be here to hers because I did not have her band and drivers license numbers.  Yesterday I went in Turbotax to print out her copies for our file and it said I needed to update.  I got several messages about it not being able to update and after attempts I was told I needed to uninstall and reinstall 2025 but it would not affect my file.  I did the uninstall and reinstall but it did total remove my daughters file as well as my own so I had to put all her info back in but when I got to the state it said It needed to load the state.  I said okay, it said it was done but when I tried to move on to my daughters state form it said the state needed to be installed again.  I said yes again, it said it was installed again but when I tried to go forward it repeated it need to install state.  I tried manually installing state from your site but the same thing happened.   

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    Level 12
    March 25, 2026

    To fix this, try the following steps:

     

    • Download the 2025 TTCleanStatesTool.zip file and save it to your computer.
    • Double-click to open the zip folder.
    • Extract the contents of the folder to your desktop and open the extracted folder.
    • Right-click the downloaded file (TTCleanStates.exe) and select Run as Administrator.
    • Select your version (Personal or Business).
    • Select your state from the dropdown menu and choose Remove (if you're having problems with multiple states, choose Remove all States).
    • Once the tool finishes removing the state return(s), close it and reopen TurboTax.
    • Follow the prompts to update TurboTax at the prompt. It should start downloading your state.

    State install/e-file update loop: State not installed after installation or TurboTax needs to update prior to e-file