No, this is not a flaw, it is a courtesy to you.
If you made quarterly payments in the previous year, as a courtesy, TurboTax provides copies of the 1040ES with which you can make quarterly payments this year for next year. You are not required to use these forms, and if you do, you can change the amounts to whatever is appropriate for year.
Having a refund in tax year 2022 is no guarantee that you will avoid a penalty for the underpayment of estimated taxes in tax year 2023.
You may or may not need to make quarterly payments in 2023; TurboTax does not have a crystal ball to know what 2023 will bring to you. But these 1040ES forms give you a starting point. Make your own estimates and change the numbers on the forms if you want or just throw them away if you estimate that you won't need them.
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