@ MountainGuy16 wrote:
I should add there still isn't anyplace to enter my actual estimated payments and date of payment for Colorado...at least not that I can find.
State estimated tax payments you made for 2025 are entered on the Federal side. I know that's not intuitive. I'll provide the steps for both desktop and online TurboTax.
For desktop TurboTax:
- Federal Taxes tab ( exception: Personal tab if Home and Business)
- Subtab Deductions & Credits
- If asked, "I'll choose what I work on."
- You'll arrive at Your 2025 Deductions & Credits summary page.
- Scroll way down that page to the topic Estimates and Other Taxes Paid.
- Choose subtopic Estimates and click Start or Revisit.
- On the next screen in the section Estimated Tax Payments, you should be able to find the subtopic for state estimated tax payments.
For online Turbotax:
- 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.
NOTE: Before filing, make sure your Federal estimated tax payments correctly show on the Form 1040, Line 26, and that any state estimated tax payments (if applicable) show up on your state return.
