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Level 1
posted Apr 17, 2020 11:08:09 AM

State e-file

Why does TT charge for state e-filing when federal e-file is free?

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Apr 17, 2020 12:18:02 PM

that's what you agrred to when you efiled state.   next year and FYI.

you can mail in state for free

or

some staes have a website where you can enter your data and file for free.  

Level 1
Apr 17, 2020 2:15:38 PM

Been paper filing my state for about 20 years using TT, for the cost of postage, so being charged was not something I was accepting from TT. I thought it was time to ask the question why one was free, and the other cost $20.