Enter estimated tax payments
Use the
Est
screen in the Payments
folder to estimates paid and calculate estimate vouchers for this year.Calculate estimates for the upcoming year
To calculate
2026
estimate payments, go to the Est
screen in the Payments
folder and choose a code in Form 1040-ES -
. If you select code 5 or 9, complete the 2026
declarationAmts for code 5 or 9
fields.Enter 2026 estimate payments as paid
2026
estimate payments as paidIf you've calculated estimated payments and they were already paid, use the column. If you extended a return and paid an estimate, use these fields to update the filing instructions for the amounts that still need to be paid.
Payment 1-4
fields in the 2026
Estimates paidEnter 2025 estimate payments calculated last year
2025
estimate payments calculated last yearEnter
2025
estimated tax payments in the 2025
Federal Payments section of the Est
screen. If you calculated them in last year's program, they'll automatically show up in the Calculated amount
column of the Individual payments, if unequal or not timely
fields. If the taxpayer made all of the payments, select
Treat calculated amounts as paid
. If the taxpayer didn't make all of the payments or paid a different amount, enter the actual amount paid in the Amount paid
fields.If you didn't calculate estimates in last year's program, enter their total estimated tax paid in the
Enter total, or
field.
