Paycheck & Tax
Quarterly Estimated Tax
Safe-harbor estimate of what to send the IRS each quarter.
Your numbers
Each quarterly payment
$3,900.00
- Safe-harbor target
- $21,600.00
- 90% of this year's tax
- $21,600.00
- 110% of last year's tax
- $23,100.00
- Total remaining to pay
- $15,600.00
Due dates are generally April 15, June 15, September 15 and January 15.
Quarterly Estimated Tax explained simply
If nobody takes taxes out of your pay, the government still wants them four times a year. This estimates each of those four payments.
For example
Expect to owe $12,000 in tax for the year? You'd send about $3,000 four times, in April, June, September, and January.
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