@ nonameatall wrote:
That's a great suggestion, theoretically. However, the reason so many people have recently asked this question is that there is a bug in the online version (using Premium, having upgraded from Deluxe), which means that the 1040-ES is not being offered anywhere. Indeed, the current UI bears no resemblance to this rosy picture being painted, of the form being available (as it used to be) under Other Tax Situations. You're not missing anything; it's just not there. Could someone from TurboTax (does anyone monitor these forums?) please fix this bug as soon as possible?
It's not in "other tax situations." It's always been in the Deductions section, in a category along with other subtopic for taxes paid such as Foreign Tax, etc.. But in Online TurboTax, it may be harder to find if the following scenario happens to people who have not yet been in the Estimated Taxes section this year since they won't know how to expand the full list of deductions.
When clicking the left column tab for Deductions & Credits, it may take someone to a page called "Your Tax Breaks". That shows the "Tax Breaks", i.e., deductions, that someone has already worked on this year or that TurboTax is expecting from what was entered last year. Lower on that screen should be a button or link for "Add more tax breaks" or "Show more tax breaks" or similar wording. When clicked, then the screen should expand, and all the deduction topics are displayed including "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid." Then that topic can be expanded further to get the subtopics.
In any case, here's a tip when you can't quickly find something in Online TurboTax. The TOPICS SEARCH button is a pretty handy tool. Here's how to find and use it. This example is for estimated taxes, but it can be for almost any topic you want to find:
- With the return open, go to the left menu column and click on TAX TOOLS, then the subtab TOOLS.
- In the Tools Center choose the blue button Topic Search.
- In the topic search line enter the phrase estimated tax payments without quotes.
- Make the selection in the list (it may already be highlighted), and either double-click it or click the GO button.
- Next screen is Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid.
- Expand the section Estimated Tax Payments.
- Choose the appropriate category and tax year you are reporting (Federal, state, local) and click START or Revisit.
