Hello- I am ready to e-file my taxes. TT offers to file both federal and state and gives me the cost to file state.
If I file only federal now, and come back to file state later, will the cost be the same? Or does this state filing cost only apply if I file both at the same time? Maybe this is a bad approach, but I like to file my federal and get that accepted before filing state, since any mistakes on federal will affect my state return. Thanks for any advice and insight!
With the CD/Download software, there is a charge to e-file a State return, whether you e-file with your Federal or not. To avoid the e-file charge, you can mail in your State return.
Although you can e-file your federal and state taxes together, if you choose to e-file your federal first, you'll have to wait until that return has been accepted before you can e-file your state.
If your federal hasn't been accepted, or you printed and mailed it, you won't be able to e-file your state but you can print and mail a paper return.
Married filers: If you e-filed your federal using the joint married status, but you want to e-file your state returns separately, only one of you will be able to e-file. The other must paper-file their state return.
With the CD/Download software, there is a charge to e-file a State return, whether you e-file with your Federal or not. To avoid the e-file charge, you can mail in your State return.
Although you can e-file your federal and state taxes together, if you choose to e-file your federal first, you'll have to wait until that return has been accepted before you can e-file your state.
If your federal hasn't been accepted, or you printed and mailed it, you won't be able to e-file your state but you can print and mail a paper return.
Married filers: If you e-filed your federal using the joint married status, but you want to e-file your state returns separately, only one of you will be able to e-file. The other must paper-file their state return.