....it will provide the next years (2018 now) quarterly estimated tax forms to mail in with a payment, but you don't/can't actually do those estimated payments thru the software. The actual payments must be done by you mailing them in...or going to the IRS payment website. The software just helps you figure out what those payments should be. The quarterly estimates are just payments, there is no tax return data filed at the same time.
If there are any taxes-due for your final 2017 tax return, that people are preparing now.....those payments can be arranged as a direct debit in the software, but the IRS does the actual debit After you submit your final 2017 tax return....or you can tell the software you will pay separately by mail too.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
