RE: FILE FEDERAL NOW AND WAIT FOR STATE

[soulwinner10]

Hello,

I paid in advance to file both federal and state, but there is an internal issue with the state software/document  and I am waiting for TT to fix it. Will I be able to just file my federal and hold off on the state until this resolves? I do not want to be late filing either one. Thank You.

[DianeW777]

Yes, you can file the federal now and the state later. Check the links below for details.

• How do I e-file my state return after I already filed federal?
• Can I file my federal taxes now and skip my state for later?

[soulwinner10]

I read the article. However, it doesn't say anything about both doing a paper-file. We do not know how long it will be for TT to resolve the issue on their end. At this time neither of us can e-file state via TT, but we already paid for it.  What are our options? Thank You.

[LeticiaF1]

If you decide not to wait to efile your return once the state is updated and mail your return, you will not need to pay the state e-file fee.  You should contact TurboTax regarding this charge.  

@soulwinner10 
 

[soulwinner10]

We will try and wait for TT to try to fix this issue for a little while longer. However, if we decide to file only federal via TT and it is accepted, will we be able to file Wisconsin via e-file on their website? We are not changing filing status- married filing jointly remains. The article (see below) said only one can e-file and the other has to be paper, but we are filing jointly. Please elaborate. Thank you.

"Married filers: If you e-filed your federal using the joint married status, but you want to e-file your state returns separately, only one of you will be able to e-file. The other must paper-file their state return."

[MonikaK1]

As @DianeW777 mentioned earlier, you can file your joint state return in TurboTax after e-filing the Federal return. See these articles for details:

How do I e-file my state return after I already filed federal?

Can I file my federal taxes now and skip my state for later?

You could also use the state's website to file Wisconsin; however, you would need to use a PDF of your Federal return to get started and would need to take additional steps to complete it.

@soulwinner10