Fee to e-file state taxes

[Leon]

Does the $20 fee for state e-file cover one return or more? You can file up to five Federal and State tax returns with one software purchase.  And you can e-file a state return for an additional $20 fee. But do I have to pay $20 for each state return or does the $20 cover up to five returns like the software license? LRH

[xmasbaby0]

When you use the CD/download there is ALWAYS an extra fee to e-file the state return even though you had the software to prepare the state return.   It starts out at $20 and on March 1 increases to $25.   That fee is for each state return that you e-file.   You can avoid it by printing and mailing the state return instead of e-filing it.

[Leon]

Is the fee $20 or $40 if you file two separate returns but for the same state? 

[MichelleLO]

You can e-file your state returns for $25 per state return. 

[xmasbaby0]

@Leon The state e-file fee with the CD/download is now $25 per state return.   The fees went up on March 1.  Avoid the fee by printing and mailing the state returns.

[Leon]

That's not my question. I paid $20 for one state efile. If I file a second state return in the same state, do I need to pay the fee again? The software says I can file up to five returns with the same state but I can't find anything about how the state e-filing cost is charged.

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

Yes----you pay that state e-file fee every time you e-file a state return.  It is not a one-time fee----it is per return.