How do you know if you need to File Estimated Tax Payments – Former IRS Agents / Managers – IRS Tax Relief

October 19, 2011
Written by: steve

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Question:   How do you know if you have to file quarterly individual estimated tax payments? ( also called ES payments )

Answer:   You must make estimated tax payments for the current tax year if both of the following apply:

1. You expect to owe at least $1,000 in tax for the current tax year, after subtracting your withholding and credits.
2. You expect your withholding and credits to be less than the smaller of:
3. 90% of the tax to be shown on your current year’s tax return, or
4. 100% of the tax shown on your prior year’s tax return.  (Your prior year tax return must cover all 12 months.)

There are special rules for:

1.Certain small business taxpayers for any tax year beginning  in 2009
2. Certain taxpayers with higher adjusted gross income
3.Farmers and commercial fishermen
4.Aliens
5.Estates and Trusts

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