State Tax Mail-in versus e-file

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February 16, 2022
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Do I have to pay the "Tax Preparation Fee" if I mail in my State tax return? In other words, in there anyway to file my Turbo Tax NY State tax return for free?

SForrestLO

Level 11

If you have to file a State return there is a fee. Please visit our website below. Click on the State Additional hyperlink for more information.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/deluxe.jsp

If you are using the CD/Download one free state is included. If you want to e-file there is a fee of $19.99. You can choose to mail your state return to avoid the fee.

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SteamTrain

Level 15

AHHHH, but NY is special.

1) IF you can e-file Federal, you are supposed to e-file NY or there is a penalty for mail-filing.

2) For Online software, (unless you can use the "free" version) there is a separate fee for the software to prepare the NY tax return, you cannot get around that software Fee. But, there is no e-file fee after buying the NY software.

3) For the Desktop software, if you bought a version that contained 1 free state download, and you only need one state, then there is no additional cost for the one free set of State software....and for NY-ONLY, there is no e-file fee. All other states have a $20 or $25 e-file fee.

(If you buy the desktop software, some versions of Deluxe are issued without one free state download, so be careful which you buy, and only buy from well-known retailers. Amazon, BBuy, WalMart, Target, Staples...etc)

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*