What is causing the March state e-file fee increase?

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March 6, 2022
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I have used Turbo tax for years. This fee change wasn't well communicated. What additional cost did intuit incur to cause this? This coming in a year when the state e-filing wasn't open timely too. I think this is the last year using turbo tax.

Mike9241

we operate under a free enterprise system. so unless Turbotax is violating a price guarantee they gave you, it has the right to increase fees at any time.

xmasbaby0

Employee

The fees increase every year on March 1. They increase the online software fees from the early discount rates to a higher amount and they increase the CD/download state e-file fee by $5. You can easily avoid the state e-file fee by printing and mailing the state instead of e-filing it.

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fanfare

Employee

"easily"

Of course not.

If it was easy, no one would e-File for a fee, and the states would be mad at TurboTax.

TurboTax has determined that it is easier to pay the fee than try to assemble a printed return after unjamming your printer (if you have one), find the tax documents and an envelope go to the Post Office (gas over $4.30 here) pay postage (exorbitant for return receipt) and risk having your return lost in the mail.