I filed jointly for 2020. My spouse was self-employed at that time. Spouse did not end up working in 2021, so I paid in his estimated taxes to avoid a penalty. What now?

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@camiam83 wrote:

I mailed each payment in with the IL-1040-ES which had both our names and socials on it. 
I am filing separately I do not want to be held liable for anything down the road because we filed jointly. Like what happened in 2021. Because we filed jointly in 2020, I was gonna be held liable for him not paying in his estimated taxes for 2021. So I had to pay them. I don’t want to have to pay estimated taxes again for him. Just want to get back what I did pay in. 

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Then you can enter the estimated taxes paid on your tax return.

To enter, edit or delete estimated taxes paid (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 Estimates, click on the start or update button

Or enter estimates paid in the Search box located in the upper right of the online program screen. Click on Jump to estimates paid

Or click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen.
Click on Tools
Click on Topic Search
Type in estimated tax payments, click on GO

Federal estimated taxes paid are entered on Form 1040 Line 26