You
can include the estimated payments for your 2017 taxes for both IRS and California as follows:
1. Go to Federal.
2. Select Deductions and Credits.
3. Choose Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.
4. Select Estimated Taxes Paid.
5. You will enter the Federal Estimated Taxes Paid and then come back to this page to enter the State Estimated Taxes paid to California.
6. If the FTB Taxes paid were for your business, there is an expense deduction for taxes paid under your Self-Employment Income and Expenses.
7. Otherwise, you can go back to Step 3 above, select Other Income Taxes and choose Other Income Taxes Paid in 2017. Withholding not already entered on W-2 or 1099 in 2017.
