Do I have to pre-pay taxes for 2017 if I know I won't owe more than $1000 next year?

[EdwardHoang]

I filed my taxes using TurboTax and I see that there are vouchers included for pre-payment for 2017.  I bought a house in late 2016 and was better off using the standard deduction and as a result, I owed over $1,000 in taxes.  I know that in 2017, I will be able to deduct 12 months' worth of mortgage interest instead of one month and I will be able to itemize deductions.  I'm fairly positive I'll either get a refund or I will owe less than $1,000.  Is is necessary to submit a pre-payment for Tax Year 2017?  The pre-payment vouchers make it seem like it's mandatory.

[rainydaze]

You are not required to use any of the pre-payment vouchers.  They are provided by the software as a convenience.  They are not generated by the IRS and the IRS is not expecting you to send them in.  Turbo Tax does not notify the IRS when it creates those vouchers.