Here's how to navigate in Online TurboTax to the place to enter the extension payment you made so you get credit for it on your 2016 return. If you used TurboTax to file the extension, it *might* be prepopulated, but you should check anyway.Under the Federal Taxes tab (or Personal tab in Self-Employed Edition/Home and Business)Click subtab "Deductions & Credits.""I'll choose what I work on." (or it may say "All tax breaks.")Scroll down to topic "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid." (if necessary, expand that topic to see the subtopics.)Find subtopic OTHER INCOME TAXES, and click START or Update/Revisit.On the "Other Income Taxes" screen choose the type of extension payment you made and click START (or Update). Be sure you choose the correct year.Continue the rest of that section.Once you have entered the extension payment (or confirmed it if it's prepopulated), then before filing verify that you are getting credit for it. If filing a Form 1040, look at Line 70 of your Form 1040 and verify that the Federal figure is correct. If filing a Form 1040A, look to see if the amount is included on Line 46, and "Form 4868" is written near the Line. If filing a 1040EZ, look to see if the amount is included on Line 9, and "Form 4868" is written near the line. A state extension payment is entered in the same navigation steps as above. After entering as above, then click on the State Taxes tab and step through the state return to ensure it transfers over to the state return. Verify that it appears on the state return prior to filing.

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dianymantillar

Level 2

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Can the system ask me to pay for my taxes again after I filed an extension and paid for my taxes before April 18?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 6, 2019
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Best answer by mesquitebean

Here's how to navigate in Online TurboTax to the place to enter the extension payment you made so you get credit for it on your 2016 return. If you used TurboTax to file the extension, it *might* be prepopulated, but you should check anyway.

Under the Federal Taxes tab (or Personal tab in Self-Employed Edition/Home and Business)
Click subtab "Deductions & Credits."
"I'll choose what I work on." (or it may say "All tax breaks.")
Scroll down to topic "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid." (if necessary, expand that topic to see the subtopics.)
Find subtopic OTHER INCOME TAXES, and click START or Update/Revisit.
On the "Other Income Taxes" screen choose the type of extension payment you made and click START (or Update). Be sure you choose the correct year.
Continue the rest of that section.

Once you have entered the extension payment (or confirmed it if it's prepopulated), then before filing verify that you are getting credit for it.

If filing a Form 1040, look at Line 70 of your Form 1040 and verify that the Federal figure is correct.
If filing a Form 1040A, look to see if the amount is included on Line 46, and "Form 4868" is written near the Line.
If filing a 1040EZ, look to see if the amount is included on Line 9, and "Form 4868" is written near the line.

A state extension payment is entered in the same navigation steps as above. After entering as above, then click on the State Taxes tab and step through the state return to ensure it transfers over to the state return. Verify that it appears on the state return prior to filing.

mesquitebean

Level 15

Did you report the payment that you made with your extension so you get credit for it? We can tell you how to enter the extension payment or to see if it was prepopulated. If you did report it in the interview section, is it not showing up on Line 70 of your Form 1040?

Are you using Online Turbotax or the desktop software (CD/download)?

dianymantillarAuthor

Level 2

I don't remember reporting it. Where/how do I report it?

dianymantillarAuthor

Level 2

Online turbotax

dianymantillarAuthor

Level 2

The way this is explaining it to me is to report estimates and other taxes paid in 2016. I paid for these earlier this year

mesquitebean

Level 15

Follow the instructions in my Answer  below exactly.  Print it out to follow.
You do first go to the topic "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid."  (you may have to expand the category to see the subtopics; click on "Show more.")
But then you choose the subtopic "Other Income Taxes".
On the "Other Income Taxes" screen, the first category is "Payments with Extension."
Choose the type of extension payment.

If you need screen images, I can make them.  Are you using Online TurboTax or desktop (CD/download) version?

mesquitebeanAnswer

Level 15

Under the Federal Taxes tab (or Personal tab in Self-Employed Edition/Home and Business)
Click subtab "Deductions & Credits."
"I'll choose what I work on." (or it may say "All tax breaks.")
Scroll down to topic "Estimates and Other Taxes Paid." (if necessary, expand that topic to see the subtopics.)
Find subtopic OTHER INCOME TAXES, and click START or Update/Revisit.
On the "Other Income Taxes" screen choose the type of extension payment you made and click START (or Update). Be sure you choose the correct year.
Continue the rest of that section.

Once you have entered the extension payment (or confirmed it if it's prepopulated), then before filing verify that you are getting credit for it.

If filing a Form 1040, look at Line 70 of your Form 1040 and verify that the Federal figure is correct.
If filing a Form 1040A, look to see if the amount is included on Line 46, and "Form 4868" is written near the Line.
If filing a 1040EZ, look to see if the amount is included on Line 9, and "Form 4868" is written near the line.