NY State efile law

[Candyse]

Since NY State requires taxes prepared using software to be efiled, how do I efile my taxes with TurboTax after i opted to mail them in?

[LenaH]

Once your federal return has been accepted you should be able to e-file your New York State return. 

To e-file your return:

1. In TurboTax Online, sign in to your account.
2. Select Tax Home in the left menu.
3. Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents.
4. Select 2020, and then select Add a State (you're not actually adding a state, this just gets you into the right area).
5. Select File in the left menu (expand your browser window if you don't see this, or select the menu icon in the top left corner).
6. On the Just one more step screen, follow steps 1 and 2 if you haven't already.
7. Select the Start button to the right of Step 3.
8. On the Let's get ready to e-file screen, select I want to e-file.
9. Follow the instructions to e-file your return.

[Candyse]

I am unable to follow the steps to efile because my payer does not have a federal EIN and the software is not providing me the option to enter the SSN instead.

[DaveF1006]

It depends. To clarify, what form are you trying to file?  Is it a w2, 1099-NEC or 1099 MISC?