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I am retired with SS and a small pension.  Schwab takes out the tax on my RMD.  My understanding (from the forum) is that if I don't allow Schwab to deduct the tax, TurboTax will use my solar credit to pay it.  If I owe more taxes, I will pay the additional tax when I submit my tax refund.  Do I have that correct?

Every Thursday there is an update so I just check then.   I have the tax calculation coded into a spreadsheet so I have a pretty good estimate of what my tax is for the year but I like to match Turbo tax just as a form of peer review.  

You can purchase the preliminary version of the desktop TurboTax software for 2025 at the following link. https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/compare/desktop/ The preliminary versions are known to be incomplete and contain errors, and they might not include all of the changes in the new tax law. The software will be refined by numerous updates over the next couple of months before it is really ready to use. You can't file your tax return until sometime in January anyway. And you cannot complete your tax return and file it until you have all of your W-2s, 1099s, and other tax documents.  

Thanks, all!  I used Dinkytown for my Federal Estimate and the State's 1040-ES worksheet for 2025.  I am done sending estimated tax to the authorities.  Buying this early version of 2025 TT didn't help, it didn't have Sch. D and one couldn't input anything in any background worksheets either.  But it was a good idea buying at Black Friday prices.

See https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/loans/whats-turbotax-flex-advance/L2Xg6I...   You'll probably have to call the number listed on that site. I don't think anyone here can assist you with this issue.

I totally agree with dminches.  I have a very good estimate of my 1099_B amounts now.  Part of year end planning for me is Roth Conversions to maximize the lower tax brackets while I can.  I am retired and are trying to hedge as much of Required Minimum Distribution before I reach the age of 73 as possible.  So, converting traditional IRAs to Roths are part of my year end tax planning until I reach that age.   It really bugs me that TurboTax does not have this section ready so I can properly plan in a timely manner.  It was the same last year, and I almost didn't use TurboTax this year because of this.  But I have been using it for about 20 years now, so the convenience outweighs the annoyance.  I just have to spend the last few days of 2025, which should be a family holiday, figuring taxes manually and converting IRAs to Roths.  Boo.   The best you can do dminches is sign up or email alerts when they finally get around to this part of the software that we paid them for already.   Turbo Tax - hire more programmers!!!  Surely your profits can handle the salary of a few more... This part of the tax law has been published for a while now.  

Yes, the availability of state forms is another category of things and not listed in the forms availability link you posted. You are right that OP might not be able to do state estimates before the end of the year. Depending on state, that may or may not be significant. My state, for example, is flat rate with few variations from federal.