Why do I always have to pay a $25 filing fee to file my CA State return? Intuit advertises that you get to file one State return for free.

[Zittau]

You should send a $25 refund to everyone that has this complaint or fix the problem.  I have used turbotax for at least 10 years and I have never received a free state return.

[DoninGA]

Yes, you get one free state program Download included in the purchase price of the TurboTax software.

This does not include or mean one free state income tax return e-file.  The current e-file fee for a state tax return using the desktop editions is $25.  This fee can be avoided by printing and mailing the state tax return.

[VolvoGirl]

If you file before March 1 the fee is only $20.  And this year when I bought the CD at Costco I got a $10 credit so the state efile fee was only $10!