Yes - you can e-file your federal return and then subsequently mail in your state return in TurboTax.
State income tax returns can either be e-filed with your federal return, or e-filed or mailed after your federal return has already been accepted by the IRS, which normally takes a day or two.
When you get to the File section in the program, you can select e-file for your federal and print and mail for your state return. TurboTax will ensure that you have all the forms you need when you mail your state return.
I have gotten to the section where it asks about the filling status of state tax and there is no option for mailing of state tax
Yes - you can e-file your federal return and then subsequently mail in your state return in TurboTax.
State income tax returns can either be e-filed with your federal return, or e-filed or mailed after your federal return has already been accepted by the IRS, which normally takes a day or two.
When you get to the File section in the program, you can select e-file for your federal and print and mail for your state return. TurboTax will ensure that you have all the forms you need when you mail your state return.
I'm not being given the option to file my state return by mail... my only option is to pay with the federal (which I do not want to do, as mailing is free) or to delete my state return. There is no print option... Any thoughts?
I'm having the same issue. It only shows e-file or do it late for state. I can print out the whole Oregon form and Federal form. Can I just send all of that in? I'm not sure what all needs to be sent.....
Same issue for me, with PA.
There's a lot of unclarity over the PA filing. Because there was no clear route to paper filing, and I didn't know exactly what forms to mail or where to mail them, I wound up paying to e-file, which was annoying. I hope that TT fixes this for the future.
I think there is no getting around e-filing federal, as mentioned in the first answer. One you e-file federal, there is supposedly an option to print your state return to mail, but only after you have successfully paid for and completed your federal e-file. I haven't tried it yet, but $39.99 for state e-file is way more than just a few years ago.
I just printed all of the Oregon, a copy of Fed form and W2s and sent it all in...better too many forms than not enough. They can toss what they don't need. My TT came with free fed e-file and $19.99 state. Since my refund from OR. is only $14 I would lose $5.99 by efiling...
John R at Turbo Tax...your instructions do not work for me. Even though I check the box to not e-file my Arkansas state taxes, when I continue through the steps it will not allow me to e-file the Federal without also e-filing the state.
So what is the answer? I am tired of the Turbo Tax run around. Next year I will file using another program!
I am having the same problem. There must be a defect in the system.
Same issue as well! Can we get an update to this question with a valid response?
I have e-filed the federal tax return but need to mail the Missouri state tax return as there is a fee which is more than the refund. How can I mail the Missouri state tax return, plus get the instructions for mailing the tax return?
Still a problem, and still no answer. I have e-filed the federal (choosing to mail a check), and chose wait on the state, as I can't choose mail a return. Worse, when I print the instructions and Arizona return, the instructions are for e-filing, not mailing. I know Intuit wants to sell state e-filing services, but this is NOT helpful at all. Lousy customer service yet again.
Just to clarify, a different answer below (by Marcgsmith) actually clarifies...choose File by Mailing first, then choose e-file on Federal and mail for state. Stupid, but it works.
Yes. In the 2018 online version, when you're ready to file, you'll have to select the "file by mail" button first (vs. the "efile" button.) Then you'll be presented with a screen where you can select "efile" or "mail" for your Federal return, and "efile" or "mail" for your State return, before continuing.
OP is asking from TT Online, where there is not a state efile fee
OK, but in the offline version, it still works the same way...you have to choose file by mail instead of efile, THEN choose efile for Fed, and then mail for state return (otherwise, you don't get the option. The OP of the question didn't clarify which version. This answer said online. It's appropriate for both versions. And in the offline version, you do not have to pay any state charges...if the version you have has the state tax software included (My version had one state).
Your answer was only applicable to the online version. Better to clarify for those of us who buy the software for offline use, I thought.
For anyone struggling with this, it is possible (at least with the desktop version) to go back in TT and print a state return for mailing even after e-filing federal. TT knew I had already e-filed federal and I was able to print state separately.
Yes. When using the desktop version click:
1.Click File a return- Click Continue
2. Clink File by mail-Click Continue
3. State: Click print my state return to file by mail now
Federal: Click do no print my federal return to file by mail now-Click Continue
I continue to be frustrated and confused and have spend over a week trying to get an answer to this--how do I file by mail (and avoid the fee) for state after e-filing federal? I have nothing that says "file a return"....
Yes you can. The directions listed are not accurate though. When you get to the selection of "file by mail" or "I want to e-file" select the "file by mail" option. The next page that populates will say "we've determined the fastest way to get your federal and state refunds" on this page can you individually change what you want to mail in and what you want to e-file. Just select the "change" option for either state or federal. Hope this is more useful than listed above as the " best answer"