I made a payment to IRS 2025, how do I report that payment on my return?

[Vanessa A]

To enter your estimated tax payments made to the IRS in 2025 for your 2025 taxes select the following:

1. Federal
2. Deductions and Credits
3. Estimates and Other Taxes Paid
4. Estimates
5. Federal estimated taxes for 2025

[DoninGA]

If you made a payment for federal taxes owed, that is not entered on a federal tax return.  If you made a 2025 estimated tax payment -

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 Estimated Tax Payments, 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