e-file state while Federal e-file system down for maintenance

[salitzen]

Are we able to e-file state returns after 11/21/2020 while the IRS e-file system is down for maintenance? 

[sjrcpa]

Generally No. There was an in program alert that I think said you could still efile CA and one other state.

[abctax55]

So they 'said'... but CA piggybacks on the Fed so I don't see how it will work.  And I have no returns to experiment with.

[sjrcpa]

Neither do I.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

You can Efile CA without the fed, CA is stand alone.

[salitzen]

Thanks. What about other states such as Pennsylvania? 

[itonewbie · Accepted solution]

No, not for PA, which is a piggyback state.  See this article for the list of standalone vs piggyback states:

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/individual/help/ef-atlas-federal-state-ef-method-standalone-...