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April 26, 2025
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I am finishing my taxes and it doesn't show the amount I already paid when I did the extension. How do I get TurboTax to account for that

  • April 26, 2025
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    Employee
    April 26, 2025

    When you requested your extension you were supposed to pay your estimated tax due.  Did you enter the payment you made into your tax return?  Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Estimates and Other Taxes Paid>Other Income Taxes 

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    DoninGA
    Employee
    April 26, 2025

    To enter, change or delete a payment made with an extension request (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 Income Taxes Paid, click on the start or update button


    On the next screen select the type of extension payment made and click on the start or update button


    Or enter federal extension payment in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to federal extension payment


    The federal extension payment will be shown on Schedule 3 Line 10. The amount from Schedule 3 Part II Line 15 flows to Form 1040 Line 31


    If you used the TurboTax Easy Extension to electronically file the extension request, Form 4868, and make the tax payment with the request, the payment should already entered on your tax return. Provided you used the same user ID for the 2024 online tax return as was used for the Easy Extension. You can check to see if the amount is on your tax return by clicking on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Then click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Then click on Preview my 1040.