Estimate tax payments after death of spouse

[Mach2]

My wife passed away in 2020. Her death is properly annotated in the 2020 return. Will TurboTax know to calculate my estimated tax payments for 2021 based on the fact that I will have to file single in 2021 instead of "Married, filing joint"?

[ErnieS0 · Accepted solution]

No. TurboTax will calculate your estimated payments as Married Filing Jointly unless you change your filing status in Form W-4 and estimated taxes.

• Type W-4 in Search in the upper right
• Click Jump to W-4
• Skip the screen Adjust How Much Tax You Pay by saying No to Do you want to change your W-4 withholdings for 2021?
• On Review Your Estimates? select Review Now
• Change your filing status to Single from Married filing jointly.