No. Your state return will not affect your federal return. [It's actually the other way around--the federal affects the state.]
Your state return(s) will show a status of incomplete if you already
filed your federal return by itself (or with another state).
If this is the case you can work on your state return now, but you will have to
come back after your federal return is accepted to e-file it. E-filing a
state by itself is only allowed once a federal return is
accepted/rejected.
The IRS will not be accepting any 2016 tax returns until January 23.
TurboTax will send you an email when the federal tax return has either
been accepted or rejected by the IRS.
Your state return may not have all the forms and schedules included in the
return available for filing. See this TurboTax support FAQ for state
forms availability.
To access your state
returns, after filing your federal return please follow these steps:
- On the Overview page, click on My
TurboTax > My Tax Timeline. [See Screenshot #1, below.]
- Click on Continue my [state] return.
[Screenshot #2]
- If you have not completed
your state return, click on the State Taxes tab. If you have
completed your state return, click on the Review tab and
go through the prompts to file your state return. (Screenshot #3)
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