1040ES showing up on my 2024 return

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April 17, 2026
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Long story short, I forgot to "transmit" my return for the 2024 tax year. Once I realized while doing my 2025 taxes, I went back in so that I could print the forms that I need to send into the IRS.

Im seeing 4 1040ES tax vouchers attached to my return in amounts that dont equal my balance due for the year.
I owed a balance of $79 but each voucher is showing:

Voucher Number Due Date Amount
| 1 04/15/2025 $ 278.00
| 2 06/16/2025 $ 278.00
| 3 09/15/2025 $ 278.00
| 4 01/15/2026 $ 278.00

I have no idea what those numbers mean and I went through my return multiple times to try to find out why its asking me to send vouchers or even where to navigate to to find out if its possible to remove them from this return. it says "The estimated vouchers displayed below are used to prepay your 2025 income taxes that will be filed next year." but this years taxes I did not owe any money to the IRS, so im kind of stuck. Is there something Im doing wrong or that im not understanding?

Best answer by VolvoGirl

Those were prepayments for the NEXT year, not for the tax due. They are optional to pay. The 1040ES quarterly estimated tax payments DO NOT get sent to the IRS or state wi th your return. So they won't be expecting them. If you are receiving a refund or low tax due and Turbo Tax prepared the vouchers then your tax liability was probably reduced by credits. Turbo Tax is very conservative and doesn't want you to owe too much next year. They might have printed out if you got a one time large income this year. Like if you took a IRA or 401K distribution or had a large capital gain. They are just a suggestion. You can ignore them.