State filling.

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April 6, 2025
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Turbotax desktop charges me additional $45 for the second State filling.

VolvoGirl

Employee

Are you downloading a different state program? Each state program download after the first free one is $45. And it is $25 to efile each state return (including the first one). But if you have the state efile fee deducted from your federal there is an extra $40 (45 in California) Pay with Refund service charge which you can avoid by paying upfront with a credit card. Go back though the File tab slowly and watch what you click on to continue.

MonikaK1

@VolvoGirl has cited the correct pricing for Desktop state programs and state e-filing. See also this TurboTax products page.

If you select Pay with My Refund to pay your TurboTax fees, there’s an additional $40 processing fee charged by the third-party bank that handles the transaction.

Once your e-filed return is in pending or accepted status, it's too late to remove Pay with My Refund. But if your return is rejected, you have another opportunity to remove Pay with My Refund.

If you haven't filed yet, you can change your payment method in TurboTax Online following these steps:

Sign in to your account and open or continue your return.
Select File in the left menu and proceed to the Just X more steps screen.
On this screen, select Revisit next to You've chosen to deduct your TurboTax fees from your federal refund.
Select View Payment Options on the next screen and select Pay now on the screen after that.
Complete payment by entering your credit or debit card information.
Continue to the Just X more steps screen to make sure the Pay With My Refund has been removed.
Step 1 on the screen should now show that you paid with your credit or debit card.