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New Member
posted Jan 10, 2025 11:32:34 AM

Can somebody tell me why I can't finalize my state taxes after my federal taxes have been completed please?

My federal taxes completed and already sent my state won't continue to complete it gets all the way to the end and then it was back to review it again can someone help me with this please?

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Level 15
Jan 10, 2025 11:33:49 AM
Level 15
Jan 10, 2025 11:41:08 AM

Oh---and a state return cannot be accepted until the IRS accepts the federal return.  The IRS will not begin to accept e-files until the end of January.  Your federal return is just sitting on a server now.

Level 15
Jan 10, 2025 11:46:12 AM
Level 15
Jan 10, 2025 11:46:39 AM

@xmasbaby0   Bad links in your first post , at least from my computer.

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@steviedathome 

 

Check your state here:

Intuit App

 

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BUT...even if your state forms are ready?

...IF you efiled Fed first by itself, and not the state at the same time....then TTX will probably not let you e-file state until the IRS "Accepts" the Federal efiling (at least it didn't last year)

 

AND The IRS is not expected to start Accepting e-files until sometime around the week of 22 (29?) Jan   (except for a few test pulls to check their system).

 

Good thing too....you may find you "forgot" to enter something in the next 2 weeks.   Check back to see if you can e-file it around 24-31 January. 

 

No rush, no state e-files are transmitted until AFTER the IRS accepts the Federal file...and if the IRS "Rejects" your e-file for any reason, the correction may affect your state data too.

 

Level 15
Jan 10, 2025 11:52:23 AM

@SteamTrain    @steviedathome 

 

Sorry for the old bad link---here's one that works

Forms availability  

 

And.....the IRS does not begin to accept e-files and begin processing until 1-29-2025 so you will be waiting.....

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-calendars/tax-year-2021-calendar-important-federal-dates/L6PiLBulY_US_en_US?uid=m5pxt2u0

 

 

 

 

New Member
Jan 12, 2025 8:50:21 PM

It looks like that's exactly what happened I filed my federal and it didn't file my state and I tried to run it through again to file the state and it's too late so now I'll have to wait till I hear back from the federal thank you very much for this information