Why does the State of California charge #25 dollars to file your taxes electronically?

[Bsch4477]

That’s probably the fee charged by TurboTax to file a state return prepared on your desktop. It is not charged by California. 

[xmasbaby0]

E-filing fee in desktop software

Did you purchase desktop software with state software included?  They sell Deluxe both with and without state software--so you have to be careful which one you choose.  And even if it does have the state software download included, that is for preparing the state.  There is an extra $25 fee to e-file the state.  You can avoid the state e-file fee if you print and mail the state instead of e-filing it.