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Federal filing different than state filing?

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March 15, 2020
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I was puzzled this afternoon to get the following reason as to why I cannot e-file my state tax return:

[State] return filed under special instructions where the filing status is different from the federal return is not eligible for electronic filing.

I have never had issues with this in the 13 years I've used Turbo Tax; can anyone guide me some common things to check for this? I'm not sure what significant difference there would be between my federal & state filing (both my husband and I are on the tax return, filing jointly as married...). Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can provide!

JohnB5677

If your federal return is filed using Married, filing jointly, you are supposed to use the same status on your Utah tax return. This message means that you are using status 9 – Special Instructions for Couples, instead of 2 – Married filing jointly.

If you haven't filed your return yet, you can change it.