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@superlyc I would check the safe harbor, from what you describe with your increase in withholding already, maybe you met 2024 tax and you don't have to worry about estimated tax.   to @NCperson's point Form 2210 AI method is a pain but provides that ability to handle unexpected income late in the year to line up with one-off ES.  Q4 Roth conversions is another example.  IRS still expects you to plan and pay tax timely.  The 'pain' in the AI method is you have to calculate your AGI, withholding, qualified divs and LTCG by quarter (3/31, 5/31, 8/31, 12/31) which TT can't do automagically, you have to work all that out and input it.

Nope! There is nothing of significance in Windows 11 that couldn't have been updated into Windows 10. The changes are superficial, and a lot if changing 'happy' to 'glad' so MS and their PC Hardware buddies can realize a bump in revenue and profit. I have also found alternatives to Turbo Tax who are not as tone deaf to their customers finances and whose products are rated similar to Turbo Tax. I am not looking forward to  manually entering my data in February, but I refuse to condone and support corporate greed and backdealing that Intuit appears to have adopted as their business model.

2024 & 2025 Turbo Tax Desktop Download System Requirements. For 2025 you will need Windows 11 or later or Mac OS Sonoma 14 or later (newer). Click on the 2025 tab at the top. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements  

@superlyc - it gets complicated.... the IRS expects to get paid quarterly and unless you complete form 2210 (which is a pain in the neck), it assumes your income was earned evenly spread through out the year.    you can pay ahead to avoid any penalty.  The due date for income generated between Sept 1 and Dec 31 is January 15, 2026.  But the IRS will always take money early! 

When you amend you will need to delete the SSA1099 that you entered for your grandchild.      Go to Federal> Wages & Income>>Retirement Plans and Social Security  (SSA1099 and 1099RRB) to enter /delete a SSA1099     Do not enter the SSA1099 for your grandchild on your own tax return.   Someday if the child has other income  (after school job, etc.) and is filing a tax return, for that tax year he will need to include the SSA1099 on his own return.  Until then, it does not get entered anywhere.   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-already-filed/L4VjJ9BA2_US_en_US?uid=m76mq6z2    Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.     You can watch for information here: https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1  

@skramblr wrote: Yes, many of us will. My current front runner is TaxAct. I understand your concerns and feelings about the issue, but in that regard, why continue to post here?   Why don't you simply buy TaxAct desktop for 2025 and be done with it. The program supports Windows 10 so it should be a no-brainer. 

Yes, many of us will. My current front runner is TaxAct. I wonder if it will be millions. Intuit sold 5 million copies of the desktop software last year. Windows 10 is still around 40% of windows users, so that means around 2 million users are on windows 10. I bet many of those will update their PCs or be willing to use the online software. I'd guess in the 100's of thousands?

@baldietax @NCperson  Thank you I have two parts of large capital gains. One occurred before August 31. Another is around Oct 30. If with only the first part, I estimated that I am OK, because I increased per paycheck withholding. However, the Oct sale is not planned. And with this second part of capital gains, I will probably owe some tax at end of the year. Now I want to know if I can pay this ahead and avoid penalty. One question is since I did not know I will make the second part of my capital gains and I would not expect I will have to pay additional tax, why will I be considered late for paying estimated tax for previous quarter? Another is I did not set up estimated tax beginning this year, can I still pay that for one time? Thank you