| Are you confused upon filing your state taxes? Do | | | | • Oregon |
| you need help on this? Follow some of the basic steps | | | | • South Carolina |
| to understand the way to file your state tax. | | | | • Rhode Island |
| Nowadays, you can file your state tax using e-file | | | | • Vermont |
| system where all types of state or federal taxes can | | | | • Utah |
| be filed online or electronically. This is a combined | | | | • West Virginia |
| effort by state and IRS tax administration agencies to | | | | • Virginia |
| serve masses. You may take services of a | | | | The facility of e-file is also provided to taxpayers |
| professional to file your taxes online or do it yourself | | | | having a gross income of less than or equal to |
| directly from the comfort of your home. | | | | $52,000. |
| Following states can effectively participate in e-file | | | | The best part of e-file is that you can file your state |
| system of filing state or federal taxes: | | | | as well as federal taxes returns on this electronic filing |
| • Alabama | | | | at once. E-file uses a software program that places |
| • Arkansas | | | | the data to be transmitted in two separate packets |
| • Arizona | | | | for State returns and Federal returns but uses a single |
| • Connecticut | | | | envelope while transmitting it to IRS. IRS receives this |
| • Colorado | | | | envelope and forwards the rest to the concerned |
| • District of Columbia | | | | department for processing an electronic return. |
| • Delaware | | | | Benefits of using electronic filing system for state |
| • Hawaii | | | | taxes are: |
| • Georgia | | | | • Faster processing |
| • Illinois | | | | • Proof of filing can be retained easily |
| • Idaho | | | | • Faster receipt of refund |
| • Iowa | | | | • Convenience |
| • Indiana | | | | • More accurate |
| • Wisconsin | | | | There are exactly two options for people who want |
| • Kentucky | | | | to file their state taxes directly. Either you can hire |
| • Kansas | | | | some tax professional who can assist you in |
| • Maryland | | | | completing tax return forms or you may take help of a |
| • Louisiana | | | | software or manually fill up your forms. |
| • Mississippi | | | | Only problem with filing your details in these forms by |
| • Michigan | | | | yourself is that you may not have adequate |
| • Montana | | | | knowledge of the credits and possible deductions as |
| • Missouri | | | | per your state law using which you can get benefitted. |
| • New Jersey | | | | Different states have distinct laws or tax rates. Only a |
| • Nebraska | | | | tax professional can tell you about these tax rates and |
| • New York | | | | legal issues. You may take services of these tax |
| • New Mexico | | | | professionals who can help you find those specific |
| • North Dakota | | | | deductions or credits. They have knowledge about the |
| • North Carolina | | | | specific laws that govern your state. You can |
| • Oklahoma | | | | maximize your tax returns by paying a small fee of |
| • Ohio | | | | around $100 to $150 to these professionals. |
| • Pennsylvania | | | | |