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7. Thanks. This is what I thought

Reply to progree (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 02:19 PM

Sep 2020

When first filed estimated for being self employed, I thought: well, April was for four months, June for two, so I sent less.

But then... hey more than 8 years, I can admit it: when I realized it while entering data on TurbtoTax, I just entered a quarter of the total for each payment...

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Do estimated taxes have to be the same each quarter? [View all] question everything Sep 2020 OP

I don't send the same amount every quarter wryter2000 Sep 2020 #1

Thanks. question everything Sep 2020 #2

You should probably wait until some others chime in wryter2000 Sep 2020 #3

I will. Have four more days in this month question everything Sep 2020 #4

No, but you may have a penalty, and you will have to fill out Form 2210 to annualize progree Sep 2020 #5

There you go wryter2000 Sep 2020 #6

Thanks. This is what I thought question everything Sep 2020 #7

One more point question everything Sep 2020 #8

Here's a Kiplinger article on what periods the estimated taxes cover progree Sep 2020 #9