Can you tell me how to get the 2016 estimated tax forms? Please do not refer me to the help page "How to file for 2016 estimated tax..." because those steps don't work.

[TomYoung · Accepted solution]

In order to have TurboTax prepare 2016 estimated tax payment forms you need to use the 2015 program.  Specifically, you work through the "W-4 and Estimated Taxes" interview.  That's where you put in your best estimates of 2016 income, deductions, dependents, W-2 withholding, etc., etc. so that TurboTax can determine if 1) you should make estimated tax payments for 2016 and 2) present you with amounts that will get you into one of the "safe harbors" such that you won't end up underpaid.

You can't use the 2016 program for this because that interview will result in 2017 Form(s) 1040-ES.

If you have one of the 2015 desktop programs installed on your computer then you could use that program, now, to prepare 2016 estimated tax payments.  If you used the 2015 online TurboTax program then, obviously, that program is no longer available for you to use.

Tom Young

[SweetieJean]

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040es.pdf

[cdewandeler]

So TurboTax doesn't fill out these forms as part of their software anymore? We need to use the blank forms from the IRS now?