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Your estimated tax payments will serve as a credit against your Federal tax liability and have to be entered on your tax return.
In TurboTax Online, you can enter estimated taxes you paid by following these steps:
To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (Federal, State, Local) -
Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Deductions and Credits
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid
On Estimates, click on the start or update button
On Federal estimated taxes for 2025 (Form 1040-ES), click the start button
Federal estimated taxes paid are entered on Form 1040 Line 26
There is no Estimates and Other Taxes Paid option comiog up under Deductions and credits for the online version
To enter Federal or State Estimated Taxes Paid, including a state estimated payment made in January for the prior year, go to
Federal on left or at top (Personal for Home & Business)
Deductions and Credits
Then scroll way down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid
Estimates - click the Start or Update button
I read a post that you may have to expand or go to Other common situations. Or maybe uncommon situations. Or look for More Tax Breaks.
I found it but the program is not very intuitive. Thanks.
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