The fee price as stated on Turbo Tax is $25 after the 1st free file.
However, when on my second return to file electronically, I chose to pay the $25 fee directly from my tax return.
Even though I did not choose "AUDIT DEFENSE", turbo tax put that on my filing fee thus charging me $70 dollars to file my state return. Customer service was no help. Turbo tax has attempted to charge $25 in the past for the first state e-file. Now they are charging $70. Turbo tax must be overcharging thousands of people
as people just go ahead and click to file. I did not e-file for the price gauge of $70 and I will be looking into
what agency I should contact to report what I consider a SCAM. People beware when you e-file that Intuit will only charge a fee of $25.00 per their advertising statement.
Horrible customer service. Buyer Beware.
If you chose to pay that $25 state e-file fee from your federal refund you agreed to pay a $40 refund processing fee to have a third party bank take the $25 fee out of your federal refund. I agree-- it is not worth it----do not pay to e-file the state. Just print it and mail it.
You must be in California. That is to have the state efile fee 25 deducted from your federal refund. It is $40 or in California you have to add Premium for 45. Or you can pay with a credit card to avoid the extra charge.
It said that on the screen.
And it has never been a free state efile.
In the Desktop program you get one free state PROGRAM download to prepare unlimited state returns. Then each state return (including the first one) is $20 to efile, usually goes up to $25 March 1. Or you can print and mail state for free.