If TurboTax thinks you were finished, and the return interview is closed, here's how to open it back up to continue working on your return, enter the extension payment, etc.
- Log in and at the Tax Home look for a link "Add a State."
- Click on "Add a State." (you don't really add one. That's just to open your return back up.)
If you used TurboTax to file the extension, it "may" be prepopulated on your return, but you need to check to be sure you get credit for it. If your extension payment has not been reported, here are the navigation steps to do so. You can also go through these steps as another way to confirm it has been reported.
- In the left menu column, click the Federal tab
- Then click the subtab Deductions & Credits.
- Scroll way down on the "Tax Breaks" screen until you see the category "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid."
- Click "Show More" to expand the subtopics, and choose "Income Taxes Paid." (click Start or Revisit).
- On the next screen, titled "Income Taxes Paid," you should see a category of "Payments with Extension." Choose the type of extension payment and click Start or Revisit.
NOTE: If this is a Federal extension payment, before filing verify that the payment shows up on Schedule 3, Line 10. It should also be included in the figure showing on your Federal Form 1040, Line 31.
If you have a state or local extension payment, verify the respective state/local payment shows up on that return, too.
