2026 Estimated Tax Payments

Forum|Forum|6 months ago
December 20, 2025
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Isn't the Form 1040-ES kind of obsolete starting in 2026? I wonder how Proseries is handling the change to the mandatory online payment edict?

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Just-Lisa-Now-

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IRS wont be sending checks, but I don't think they'll be able to stop people from paying by check/money order.

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BobKamman

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The draft 1040 instructions for 2025 returns still refer to the 1040-ES:

"If your total estimated tax for 2026 is $1,000 or more, see Form 1040-ES and Pub. 505 for a worksheet you can use to see if you have to make estimated tax payments."

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Taxes-by-Rocky

Level 7

So, if a refund is due...and you don't have valid banking information in the software...does that mean no electronic filing? [Can't be long before that occurs.]

Just-Lisa-Now-

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we have to remember this was an executive order, this wasnt decided by someone with any knowledge of how the real world works.

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