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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?  

I have TurboTax Home/Business version.  Yes, i went through the trouble of removing Defender, Malwarebytes, firewalls, switching Wi-Fi to hotspot, app permissions, and trusted sites. None of it worked. When I installed on a vanilla machine, I noticed it was installing the C++ Redistributable libraries. That was the culprit.  Solution: Use Add/Remove programs and remove all copies and versions of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable libraries.  Rerun the installation and allow the installer to reload the C++ libraries.

In my situation I don't have my TurboTax files in my Personal Vault as I have found that to be problematic on many levels, but they do sync to OneDrive, and I usually open them from OneDrive. Here is what I have found to be helpful: 1. After installing TurboTax for the first time, create a tax return file by simply starting a return and then saving it, even if it only has a name for data in it. Always start TurboTax by double clicking this file rather than the Generic TurboTax icon. That seems to bypass many of the re-activation issues (but is not 100%). 2. Sometimes when you double click the icon referenced above an update happens and once again the request for activation comes up. Close TurboTax via the upper right-corner X. Open your Personal Vault (I know it should matter if your file is not there, but opening it seems to work), and double click the file again. I have found that TurboTax does an update again (even though is should be done), only this time it starts without asking for another reactivation. Based on other experiences I have seen posted, it seems like the activation has something to do with the computer configuration (a really bad idea for this kind of software). Adding or taking away external drives can change this, and the activation software treats the computer as different if the configuration is different. I suspect that "Personal Vault" is treated like another drive in the Windows configuration, and TurboTax is seeing this. So you have to go back to your "original configuration" in order for TurboTax to believe you are still on the same computer. This needs to be fixed by Intuit, but looking through the posts it has been this way for years and Intuit does not seem inclined to fix it. I've decided that I will try to install it in a dedicated VM next year to see if I can avoid all this. 

Not everyone has a IRS pin and only you and the IRS would know that you have the PIN assigned to you. It would a potential security risk if the IRS divulged to Turbo Tax, or any other company or individual, which individuals have IRS PINs.  Consider this a test of the security benefit of having a PIN. If someone other than you had attempted to file a return with your tax payer number (soc. sec) and without the PIN, it would have also been rejected. So, the in this case the process worked as designed.

If you have a 1095-A - follow instructions here.  Where do I enter my 1095-A?   Navigate to the 1095-A section or follow these steps: Open or continue your return. In the left menu, select Federal. Select Deductions and credits summary under Deductions & Credits. Scroll down and select Medical. Next to Health Insurance Marketplace (Form 1095-A) section, select Start. Answer Yes and enter your 1095-A info on the next screen. We don’t need all the info from your 1095-A. We’ll only ask you about the info that affects your return.

You need your 2024 AGI to efile 2025. The AGI is on 2024 1040 or 1040SR line 11. If you filed a Joint return you use the same AGI for each spouse. How to find the AGI. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi/01/25947 If you didn't file 2024 or filed it later in the year or mailed it, then try entering 0 for the AGI. If that doesn't work you will have to print and mail your return. Or request a transcript from the IRS https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

@Carol1247 wrote: I couldn't e-file my return because Turbo Tax said to include my IP-PIN.  I never received an IP-PIN.  I printed my return instead.  I called IRS and they hadn't sent me an IP-PIN.  Not everyone gets one.  I think it's just people who have had or might have security problems.  I don't know why Turbo Tax said that I must include it.  I also had an odd problem with the chat feature.  I clicked on chat and a girl named Tonya came up and wanted to share my screen.  She roamed around the start page for almost 45 minutes, but didn't have any advice.  She wanted to load some software on my computer, but I decided to stop communication with her because it was starting to sound like a scam.  I don't trust Turbo Tax anymore and I've stopped using them.  I called them, but they never called back. "couldn't efile..." So you never efiled at all?   Or did you efile, but then got an IND-181 rejection like the title of this thread?   A lot of people who have to use IP PINs do not get a letter, especially those who opted-in to the program.  Instead, for many people their IP PIN is shown in their online IRS account each year.   If you got an IND-181 rejection, then for one reason or another, the IRS was expecting one.  If the IRS thought you needed one.  In many cases like that, it's because one is already in the online IRS account.  If you never submitted the efile at all, then I don't know why TurboTax would even know whether you needed one or not. "I also had an odd problem with the chat feature.  I clicked on chat and a girl named Tonya came up and wanted to share my screen.  She roamed around the start page for almost 45 minutes, but didn't have any advice.  She wanted to load some software on my computer, but I decided to stop communication with her because it was starting to sound like a scam.  I don't trust Turbo Tax anymore and I've stopped using them.  I called them, but they never called back."   That is indeed weird that someone wanted to install something on your computer.  That would be concerning.  How did you access that chat feature?    Did you click on a link from inside your Online TurboTax that said "Get Expert Help?" You should discuss that experience with TurboTax Support.   Contact TurboTax Hours 5AM-9PM Pacific, 7 days/week https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/contact/

If the IRS approves your payment plan (installment agreement), fees will be charged to cover the cost of providing the payment plan (installment agreement).   It depends if you are doing a long-term or short-term plan.   You can find out more details here.