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An update: having successfully installed Win11 in a VM on a machine that wouldn't let me install it natively (it did complain about the CPU but still installed), I did manage to do my taxes and file them for 2025. I'd still like a Linux version though, it would run so much better.

Estimated tax payments that you paid towards your 2025 federal or state taxes will be entered in the Deductions & Credits Section of TurboTax. Follow the instructions below: Go to the Deductions & Credits Section  Select Estimates and Other Income Taxes Paid Select Start under  estimated tax payments Select Start next to the type of estimated tax payments that you made.   For TurboTax Desktop: Go to Federal Taxes  Go to Deductions & Credits Select Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Select Start or Revisit next to the type of estimated tax payment you'd like to enter under Estimated Tax Payments.   Refer to the TurboTax Help article Where do I enter my estimated tax payments? for detailed instructions.

TurboTax generates estimated tax payment vouchers if you are self-employed or there was not enough withholding from your income. You do not have to make these payments; TurboTax calculated the estimated tax payments based on your information.   For more information, please review the TurboTax Help article Why did 1040-ES estimated tax vouchers print out? Do I need them?

@wkassin  I think these grants from LA Co are excluded from gross income under IRC 139.  I entered the 1099-G into TurboTax and the $6000 appeared on Schedule 1, line 8z.  I manually entered a second entry on Schedule 1, line 8z with the text "Qualified Disaster Relief Pmt" and an amount of negative $6000 to cancel out the 1099-G income.   My understanding is California conforms to IRC 139, so no adjustment is necessary and it will be excluded from CA income tax also.

Just to follow up on my original post and respond to all the replies, I had tried running Windows 10 on my Ubuntu system via VirtualBox, and managed to finish TT for tax year 2024, but my system was bogged down, since it was running on a ca 2013 Mac desktop computer.   For tax year 2025 and beyond, I bought a new Windows 11 desktop computer and set it up to dual boot Win 11 and Ubuntu. The Win 11 partition is relatively small since I don't anticipate having much use for it other than running TT once a year. I also created a very small shared partition so I could transfer tax data between operating systems.

To enter your direct Qualified Charitable Deduction that's reported on your 1099-R, follow the steps below:   Select Federal Select Wages & Income Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security Select Start by IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Add your 1099-R. Refer to the TurboTax Help article  Where do I enter my 1099-R? for more details.   TurboTax will ask you a series of questions regarding your distribution after you enter your 1099-R.   Select I transferred all or part of this money directly to charity on the Do any of these situations apply to you? Screen. Enter the amount that was transferred directly to charity when you get to that screen.   You will get a screen that tells you the amount of your retirement distribution that is designated as a nontaxable Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD).   The full amount of the distribution that's reported on your Form 1099-R will be on line 4a (IRA Distributions) of your Form 1040 or 1040-SR. The taxable amount reported on Line 4b will be the total distribution less the QCD amount and will have "QCD" entered next to it.   Refer to the TurboTax Help article What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution? for more information.  

@tmsessions7  Typical time frames for Idaho from the state's tax commission website:   E-filers: You can expect your refund about seven to eight weeks after you receive an acknowledgment that we have your return.  Paper filers: You can expect your refund about 10 to 11 weeks after we receive your return. We must manually enter information from paper returns into our database.   See the info in this FAQ which also has a link for the Idaho State Tax Commission website, if needed.   FAQ:  How do I track my Idaho tax refund? https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-idaho-tax-refund/L6qE0ttSf_US_en_US

To fix a rejected TurboTax return:   Sign in to your account  Select "Fix my return" to identify the error code and reason  Correct the data (e.g., SSN, PIN, or AGI)  Go to the file section to resubmit.   For additional information, refer to the TurboTax articles Video: What to Do If Your Tax Return Is Rejected by the IRS and What does my rejected return code mean and how do I fix it?